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Daily Monitor Tuesday February 23 2021 Bobi Wine’s lawyers consult during the hearing of the application seeking to file additional affidavits in the Supreme Court last Friday. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA. Summary His lawyers will still have to put together the required paperwork and file a notice before the Supreme Court.  Advertisement Bobi Wine yesterday announced that he would be withdrawing a petition he had filed to overturn Yoweri Museveni’s January 14, 2021 re-election. Under section 61 of the Presidential Elections Act, a presidential election petition can only be withdrawn with leave...

Daily Monitor Saturday February 20 2021 Summary The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and seven other judges; Dr Esther Kisaakye Kitimbo, Stella Arach-Amoko, Rubby Aweri Opio, Faith Essy Mwondha, Ezekiel Muhanguzi, Percy Night Tuhaise, and Mike Chibita dismissed Mr Kyagulanyi’s application. This therefore means court will only allow the additional 50 affidavits that the NUP lawyers filed within the deadline on Sunday.    Advertisement The Supreme Court in Kampala has rejected former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi’s bid to file additional affidavits in support of his petition ...

It’s only Justice Paul Kahaibale Mugamba who dissented from the other eight and ruled in Mr Kyagulanyi’s favour

Daily Monitor Thursday February 18 2021 Summary Through his lawyers, Mr Kyagulanyi, who was the first runner up in the January 14 polls, contends that the application be brought without delay because of the prevailing special circumstances that warrant the grant of the application. Advertisement Former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has asked the Supreme Court to give him extra time to file additional affidavits in support of his petition challenging the victory of Yoweri Museveni in the January 14 elections. In the application filed last evening, Mr Kyagulanyi, th...

Daily Monitor Thursday January 14 2021 Supporters and aides of National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, in the dock at Masaka Magistrate’s Court on January 4, 2020. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA Summary The 49 supporters, who were arrested while on their way to Kalangala to campaign for Wine. They have listed the Attorney General, Chief of Defence Forces, Commissioner General Uganda Prisons and the Inspector General of Police as respondents. By press time yesterday (Wednesday) , the State was yet to respond to the suit before a hearing date can be set. Ad...