2026 POLLS COURT BATTLE! In Buhweju, High Court Expunges Mugumya’s Electronic Evidence in Atuhaire’s LCV Seat Election Petition
The Bushenyi High Court has excluded electronic evidence from an election petition filed by Phillip Mugumya against Deogratious Atuhaire. The court ruled that the evidence lacked the required Certificate of Extraction and raised concerns regarding the authenticity of digital materials.
Why it matters
This ruling underscores the legal challenges surrounding the admissibility of digital and AI-generated evidence in electoral disputes.
Lawyers of both petitioner Muhamya Phillip and the respondents Deogratious Atuhaire on the bench
Bushenyi High Court has ordered the expungement of the electronic evidence from the evidence list that Phillip Mugumya had submitted for use in his electoral petition.
During scheduling of the election petition on Monday (yesterday) before lady Justice Mary Ikit a preliminary objection on point of law was raised by counsel for the respondents Deogratious Atuhaire and the Electoral Commission in respect of admissibility of electronic evidence material attached to the Petitioner’s Afidavit in support and the Affidavits of the Petitioner’s witnesses.
The material include audio and visual recordings in Compact Discs (CDs) and printed photographs.
Cohen Amanya Kyampene, Counsel for the 1 Respondent Deogratious Atuhaire objected to the admission of the annexures attached to the Petitioner’s Affidavit in Support, listed as number 57-63 on the Joint Scheduling Memorandum.
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