By Kawempe North MP Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola has described the petition filed by his former opponent, Faridah Nambi of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), as “frivolous, vexatious, and scandalous,” arguing that it is intended to discredit a victory he claims was secured despite intimidation and electoral irregularities.
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In response to the election petition, Nalukoola asserted that the people of Kawempe North had already made their decision, and no amount of legal maneuvering could overturn what he called a “clear and hard-earned victory.”
“It’s a paradox that someone who benefited from brutality during the campaign, and even conceded defeat and congratulated me, is now trying to use the courts to reverse the people’s will,” Nalukoola told journalists outside court. “This petition was filed to annoy me and the voters. It’s a mockery of justice.”
The petition by Nambi, filed shortly after the by-election, seeks the annulment of the results, citing electoral malpractice and voter disenfranchisement in 14 polling stations. But Nalukoola’s legal team, which comprises over 15 lawyers from nine law firms led by Counsel George Musisi insists the disputed stations are not significant enough to alter the outcome.
“There are over 109 polling stations in Kawempe North. Even if all the 14 in question were decided in her favor which we dispute our candidate would still have emerged victorious,” said Musisi. “This case doesn’t meet the legal threshold for annulment, which requires that non-compliance must substantially affect the final result.”
Nalukoola further argued that any irregularities witnessed during the by-election were perpetrated not by him or his agents but by those aligned to Nambi.
“She is crying foul after scoring an own goal. If anything, I was the victim yet I still emerged the winner. Now she wants the court to cancel my victory for surviving the brutality she benefited from,” he said.
Describing the petition as a desperate move, Nalukoola remained defiant, saying he was confident the court would dismiss it.
“If there’s a by-election which I doubt we’ll defeat them again. We’ll give them a political bloody nose,” he declared. “But I believe justice will prevail, and this case will collapse under its weight.”
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The MP’s team confirmed they are ready for the hearing and are awaiting a formal date from the High Court. In the meantime, both camps have begun rallying their supporters in anticipation of the legal showdown.
This case comes at a time of heightened political tension in Kampala’s urban constituencies, where recent elections have been marred by heavy security deployments, allegations of voter suppression, and mounting legal battles.
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