Museveni was declared the winner with 5,851,037 votes representing 58.64 per cent against Kyagulanyi’s 3,475,298 votes representing 34.85 per cent as provisional results, which was on January 28 finally updated to 6,042,898 votes for Museveni representing 58.38 per cent and 3,631,437 votes for Kyagulanyi representing 35 per cent of the total valid votes cast.
But Kyagulanyi disputed the results, hence petitioning the Supreme court seeking to nullify Museveni’s victory. Kyagulanyi argued that the election process was not free and fair as it was characterized by a number of irregularities like fraud, voter bribery, intimidation, violence that resulted into loss of lives, arrests among others.
However, the copy of the said petition was supposed to be served to Museveni to enable him, being jointly sued with the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General, to look at the allegations raised against him and put in a defense before the case can be fixed for hearing.
Daily Monitor
Monday February 01 2021
Summary
Museveni, a former rebel leader, has ruled without interruption since 1986, and most Ugandans in the overwhelmingly young nation have never known anyone else in power.
Mr Yoweri Museveni, 76, was on January 16, declared winner of the presidential election with 58 percent while his biggest opponent Robert Kyagulanyi who was disputed the results from a “sham election” got 35 percent of the votes cast, according to EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama.
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“Some people” the minister did not name are reportedly intimidating taxi drivers and the public against being on the road and places of work during the said days.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 23 2021
The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (left) Friday said he was still pondering on whether to head to the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the 2021 presidential election which saw Mr Yoweri Museveni (right) declared winner.
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For now, Mr Kyagulanyi who is currently confined to his home in Magere, Wakiso District by a joint military and Police force, has nine days to file his petition in the Supreme Court.
Another lawyer who has litigated in all levels of courts of judicature and sometimes won and other times lost, Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka said although he agrees that the appointment of judges sometime hinders their capacity to execute their duties without bias, he nevertheless believes that they have the capacity to annul an election.
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