The Electoral Commission has disqualified the National Unity Platform-NUP central youth parliamentary candidate during the elections at the National Teacher’s College in Mubende district.
The Central/ Southern Region Regional Elections Officer, Robert Baine, says the NUP candidate, Moses Kasule used a voter outside the Electoral College to back his candidature.
Mr. Kasule’s troubles started from an application filed Moses Chris Mufakinanye, one of the youth delegates accusing him of flouting the laid nomination procedures in the Parliamentary Elections Act 0f 2005.
A tribunal chaired by Hajjat Aisha Lubega Bassajjanaku, the Electoral Commission Vice Chairperson studied the dispute and adjudicated in favour of the petitioner.
The tribunal ruled that Kasule indeed flouted the legal procedures for his nomination, when he presented a signature of the ineligible seconder, thereby rendering his nomination irregular. Mr. Baine speaking……
Mr. Kasule declined to comment, saying he was yet to receive communication from the Commission on the matter. END
