First Election Petition Hearing Challenging President Museveni' victory in the just concluded 2026 polls is underway

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The Supreme Court in Kampala has this morning begun hearing Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2026, filed by Robert Kasibante, challenging the election of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

The session is being presided over by Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija alongside eight Supreme Court Justices, starting with a preliminary application seeking access to key electoral documents and the electronic voting, transmission and tallying systems used in the January 15 polls.

Lawyers for the President, Electoral Commission and Attorney General are present in court.

πŸ“ Hearing ongoing β€” more updates to follow.

Source: Uganda Radio Network
πŸŽ₯: Judith Kukunda
 
𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | πŠπšπ¬π’π›πšπ§π­πž 𝐰𝐒𝐭𝐑𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐬 πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ” 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐒𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐒𝐚π₯ 𝐞π₯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐒𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧.

Just a week after the Supreme Court began hearing Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2026, former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has now applied to withdraw the case challenging President Museveni’s January 15 victory.

According to Daily Monitor, Kasibante informed court that the decision to withdraw stems largely from the financial and technical demands required to pursue the proposed electoral audit.
The petition had initially sought access to key electoral documents and the electronic voting, transmission and tallying systems.

This marks a dramatic turn in Uganda’s first 2026 presidential election petition.
 

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