Court of Appeal judges, Remmy Kasule, Egonda Ntende and Alfonse Owiny Dollo have ordered for fresh hearing of Kibale county election petition in which FDC candidate filed against area MP and Electoral Commission.
Opposition candidate Birungi Ozo contested Cuthbert Abigaba’s victory in High Court in Fort Portal.
The three judges ordered Fort Portal High court to conduct a re-trial of the election petition
This petition was however, dismissed by the trial Judge Elizabeth Kabanda on grounds that it was poorly filed in respect to evidence supporting it; and that the electoral offences and malpractices Birungi accused Abigaba of committing were not cited in detail.
But Birungi was dissatisfied with the ruling and preceded to the appellant court where the judges today ruled in his favor ordering a fresh hearing.
Court didn’t read details of the judgement.