As of May 26th, the High Court nullified the election of NUP’s Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola as Kawempe Division North Consistency Member Of Parliament citing irregularities during the election process after a successful petition by NRM’s Faridah Nambi Kigongo.
Justice Bernard Namanya declared the seat vacant and has ordered the Electoral Commission to organize fresh elections to be held in the Constituency to determine the rightful representative and each Party is to meet i’ts cost. The Court claims that Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola campaigned on Election day and elections were disrupted at 14 polling stations.
Its to be affirmed that Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola was just recently elected as the Member Of Parliament of Kawempe North on Marth 13,2025 defeating his closet rival in the race, NRM’s Faridah Kigongo Nambi . The election in the Consistuency was held after the death of the previous Member Of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya on 9th January 2025.
On March 25,2025 Faridah Nambi filled a petition seeking a vote recount but later withdrew it on March 25 after the Electoral Commission announced Nalukoola as the Winner. Nalukoola was then sworn in as the Member Of Parliament on March 26,2025. However the election was marred with Violence and harrasment of Journalists. Nalukoola becomes the first shortest serving Member of Parliament in Uganda and hopefully if the people of Kawempe North Vote him in, it could be another win for him as they await Electoral Commission date for the re-election.
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