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The Masaka High Court has adjourned the hearing of an election petition filed by former Mawogola South parliamentary candidate Gorreth Namugga to Tuesday.
Presiding judge Justice Rosette Comfort Kania postponed the proceedings to allow Namugga to present a handwriting expert before closing her case.
During the hearing, the petitioner presented four witnesses, including herself. Namugga is challenging the election victory of NRM's Dez Byuma Oswald in Mawogola South Constituency, Sembabule District.
In her testimony, Namugga alleged that security operatives disrupted voting at several polling stations by assaulting voters and some of her supporters. She also claimed that 16 of the constituency's 95 polling stations were staffed by teachers from schools linked to the respondent, which she argued gave him an unfair advantage during the election.
The case will resume on Tuesday when the court is expected to hear evidence from the handwriting expert before the petitioner closes her case.
Daily Monitor