news 28 October 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Busiro South Election Petition Dropped Following Petitioner's Death
The High Court in Entebbe has dropped the election petition challenging the Busiro County South parliamentary results following the death of petitioner Charles Matovu. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/court-moves-to-drop-busiro-county-south-election-petition-following-matovu-s-death-5647130
The High Court sitting in Entebbe has officially moved to drop an ongoing election petition that contested the parliamentary election results for Busiro County South Constituency in Wakiso District.
According to a notice issued by the court on October 28, 2026, Election Petition No. 001 of 2026 has abated. This legal development comes in the wake of the death of the sole petitioner, Charles Matovu, who passed away on October 22, 2026.
Judicial authorities grounded the decision in established electoral law, specifically citing Section 86 of the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap 177) alongside Rule 20 of the Parliamentary Elections (Interim Provisions) Rules. These legal provisions dictate the automatic abatement of election petitions under such circumstances.
With the petition now formally abated, the legal challenge regarding the Busiro County South parliamentary seat has officially come to an end.
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