Stay updated with breaking news from Jasper ayebare. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Bobi Wine amends election petition February 8, 2021 Robert Kyagulanyi National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has amended the election petition challenging the outcome of the just-concluded presidential race. According to results released by the Electoral Commission, Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, the incumbent and candidate of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, a 58 per cent majority, against Kyagulanyi s score of 35 per cent in a race that attracted 11 candidates. But in the amended petition filed in the Supreme court, Kyagulanyi contends that as an incumbent, Museveni was ineligible to take part in the January 14, presidential election. Kyagulanyi states Museveni was not qualified for election as president while in the office of the Head of State, Head of Government, Commander in Chief and chairperson of the National Security Council. ....