“The second respondent personally or through his agents, with his knowledge, consent or approval, offered or caused to be offered to registered voters various gifts including, but not limited to, money, cosmetics, steamers, foodstuffs, cows and footballs with a view of procuring voters to vote for him,” Kivumbi’s petition reads in part.
BREAKING THE LAW
The EC was accused of failing to deter Kikulukunyu from breaking the law and therefore “compromised the principles of impartiality and transparency when it failed to restrain the second respondent from carrying out illegal activities during the campaign period.”
Ultimately, court nullified the election. Muwanga Kivumbi won the by-election held on September 12, 2012. Article 68 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005, stipulates that “A person who, either before or during an election with intent, either directly or indirectly, to influence another person to vote or to refrain from voting for any candidate, gives or pro
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The National Judicial Council has recommended the compulsory retirement of two judges and dismissed petitions against 18 others.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Information, Soji Oye, the decision followed NJC’s 93rd Meeting which held in Abuja virtually on December 16.
According to him, the affected judges are Hon. Grand Kadi, Shu’aibu A. Talba, the Grand Kadi of Yobe State and Hon. Justice Abdulkareem Babatunde Abdulrasaq of Osun State High Court.
“The National Judicial Council at its 93rd Meeting of 16th December 2020 held virtually has recommended the compulsory retirement of Hon. Grand Kadi, Shu’aibu A. Talba, the Grand Kadi of Yobe State and Hon. Justice Abdulkareem Babatunde Abdulrasaq of Osun State High Court with immediate effect,” the statement partly read.
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Sunday December 20 2020
NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, and his wife Barbie wave to their supporters in Rukungiri Town. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA
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Independent presidential candidate John Katumba showed up at the Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters for an unscheduled meeting with the commission chief, Justice Simon Byabakama.
The EC chief had earlier summoned FDC presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat, aka POA, and his National Unity Platform counterpart Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, for a meeting over the duo’s continued flouting of Covid-19 SOPs on the campaign trails.
Bobi and POA snubbed the meeting, with FDC in particular flavouring the otherwise volatile campaigns by offering to only be available for any such meeting on Christmas Day.