Uganda: Lukwago Goes to Court Over Suspension of Election Campaign Meetings

28 December 2020

The suspension of election campaign meetings has been challenged in the High Court on the grounds that it is irrational and illegal. In the lawsuit filed before the High Court on Monday, Mr Erias Lukwago who said he filed the case in his capacity as the political head of Kampala, has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) seeking an order quashing the commission's decision to suspend election campaign meetings in 12 districts.

The affected 12 districts include Kampala, Wakiso, Mbarara, Kabarole, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Tororo, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka and Mukono.

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