Serunjogi Mukibi v Lule Umar Mawiya [2007] UGSC 16 (20 June 2007)

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J, TSEKOOKO, MULENGA, KANY}{\i\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid948953 E}{ \i\fs28\insrsid16194587 I}{\i\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid948953 HAMBA, KATUREEBE, J. J. S. C) \par \par }{\b\fs32\insrsid6498287 CIVIL APPEAL}{\b\fs32\insrsid948953 [ELECTION PETITION] NO. 06 OF 2007}{\b\fs32\insrsid6498287 \par }{\b\fs32\insrsid948953 \par }{\b\fs28\insrsid948953\charrsid948953 BETWEEN \par \par SERUNJOGI MUKIIBI::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::APPELLANT \par AND \par LULE UMAR MAWIYA::::::::::::::::::::::::::::RESPONDENT}{\b\fs28\insrsid948953 \par \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid948953 {\b\i\fs22\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 [Appeal arising from the judgment and decision of G. M. Okello,}{\b\i\fs22\insrsid3877359 }{ \b\i\fs22\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 S. G. Engwau, C. K. Byamugisha, J. J. A, dated 19}{\b\i\fs22\super\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 th}{\b\i\fs22\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 January,2007 in Election Petition Appeal No. 15 of 2006] \par }{\b\fs22\ul\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6498287 {\b\fs32\ul\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.}{\b\fs32\ul\insrsid12350290\charrsid6498287 \par }{\b\fs32\ul\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid16194587 {\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 This is a second appeal by the appellant whose election as}{\fs28\insrsid1835643 a}{ \fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 }{\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 Member of Parliament}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 for Kalungu East C}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 onstituency was }{\fs28\insrsid6498287 successfully challenged in the H}{ \fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 igh }{\fs28\insrsid6498287 C}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ourt and t}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 hat decision was upheld by the Court of A}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ppeal. \par \par From }{\fs28\insrsid6498287 the trial to this C}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ourt, the main issue was whether the appellant was qualifie}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 d to contest the election as a Member of P}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 arliament. Both }{\fs28\insrsid6498287 the trial Court and the Court of A}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ppeal held that he was not so qualified. \par \par The ma}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 jor complaint here is that the Court of A}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ppeal did not re-evaluate the evidence before making its own conclusions}{\fs28\insrsid3215162 .}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 }{ \fs28\insrsid3215162 A}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 fter perusing the record and considering the written submissions from both par}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 ties we are satisfied that the Court of A}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ppeal adequately re-evaluated the evidence in t}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 he High C}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ourt and came to its own conclusion that the appellant was not}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 qualified for nomination as a Member of P}{ \fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 arliament because he did not have the requisite academic qualifications. \par \par We }{\fs28\insrsid6498287 find that, the Court of A}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ppeal was justified in coming to that conclusion on the evidence on record. We }{\fs28\insrsid6498287 are not persuaded that the Court of A}{ \fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ppeal erred in the evaluation of the evidence and its conclusions. \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6498287 {\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid16194587 {\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 Accordingly we find no merit in the appeal which is hereby dismissed with costs}{\fs28\insrsid6498287 here and the C}{\fs28\insrsid10826441\charrsid6498287 ourts below. \par \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6498287 {\b\fs28\insrsid948953 \par }{\b\fs32\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 Dated}{\fs32\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 }{\fs32\insrsid6498287\charrsid16194587 at M}{\fs32\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 engo this }{\b\fs32\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 20}{ \b\fs32\super\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 th}{\fs32\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 day of }{\b\fs32\insrsid6498287\charrsid16194587 June}{\fs32\insrsid6498287\charrsid16194587 , 2007}{\fs32\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 .}{ \fs32\insrsid10826441\charrsid16194587 \par }{\fs32\insrsid948953\charrsid16194587 \par }{\fs32\insrsid6498287\charrsid16194587 \par }{\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6498287 {\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 B. J. ODOKI \par }{\b\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 CHIEF JUSTICE \par \par \par }{\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 J. N. W. TSEKOOKO \par }{\b\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT \par \par \par }{\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 J. N. MULENGA \par }{\b\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT \par \par \par }{\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 G. W. KANYEIHAMBA \par }{\b\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT \par \par \par }{\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 B. KATUREEBE \par }{\b\fs28\insrsid6498287\charrsid6498287 JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT \par \par }}