Ruling delivered: EALA Elections Petition dismissed with Costs.

Jubilation for EALA Members of Parliament as Court dismisses with costs Agaba’s election petition on grounds of jurisdiction.

Court has today 15th March 2023,  in its final ruling dismissed with Costs the Elections Petition which was filed by Gilbert Agaba, one of the contestants in last year's EALA elections.

What you need to Know:-

Gilbert Agaba rushed to court to annul the election on October 10, 2022.

Gilbert Agaba

Gilbert Agaba  was among the candidates in the last year's East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) elections but rushed to court seeking cancellation of the election.

Gilbert Agaba claimed the exercise was marred with numerous malpractices including rigging him out.

The election that attracted 28 candidates was conducted on 29th September 2022 and only nine Ugandan representatives were selected. 

The other four candidates who participated in the election but never went through shun away from Agaba's court program, though Agaba claimed they would join him to participate in seeking redress in court.

According to the affidavit presented by Agaba, 19 votes were not added to the declared votes of 210 votes to have 229 votes in total.

Agaba emerged 10th with 210 votes. Dp’s Siranda Gerald Blacks who made it to the Assembly came in 9th position with 233 votes. He beat Agaba by a difference of 23 votes. Even if these 19 votes were to be added to him, it means he would still be short of 4 votes to tally with Siranda if other factors remained constant.

Group photo of EALA Mps in Arusha after taking the oaths

Ugandan East African Legislative assembly Mps Hon Mary Mugyenyi, Hon Rose Akol, Hon Musamali Paul, Hon Denis Namara, Hon Jackline Amongin, Hon Veronica kadogo, Hon George Odongo & Hon Gerald Siranda took oaths of allegiance to the 5th Assembly of #EALA on the 19th December 2022 in