By Sekaggya Seka Moses
The legal battle for the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament seat has intensified after opposition candidate Rose Nalubowa accused Justine Nameere, the declared winner, of refusing to receive formal notice of an election petition challenging the outcome of the vote recount.
Nalubowa’s lawyers filed the petition on March 6, citing irregularities in the recount process that overturned the initial result, which showed Nalubowa leading with 25,443 votes against Nameere’s 20,324. After a court-ordered recount, Nameere was declared the winner with 25,502 votes, while Nalubowa’s tally dropped to 23,176.
According to a public notice, Nalubowa’s lawyers have served notice through public advertisement in national newspapers, including the Weekend New Vision and Daily Monitor, after Nameere refused to accept the court documents.
“We filed a petition against Justine Nameere on March 6th, but she refused to accept the notice. As required by law, we’ve served notice through public newspapers – check New Vision (March 14-15, pg 47) and Daily Monitor (pg 33)” – Rose Nalubowa.
The petition, filed before the High Court of Uganda at Masaka, names Nameere, the Masaka City Returning Officer, and the Electoral Commission as respondents.
The High Court will review the legality of the recount process and determine whether the result declared by the Chief Magistrate should stand.
Under Uganda’s electoral laws, serving notice through public advertisement is permitted when a candidate refuses to receive court documents.
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