Mubende court orders vote recount in Kassanda South election petition
The High Court in Mubende, Uganda, has ordered a recount of votes from 29 polling stations in the Kassanda South parliamentary election. The recount follows an election petition filed by candidate Eria Mubiru, who alleges irregularities including ballot stuffing and falsification of results in the victory of MP Abdul Bisaso.
Why it matters
This legal intervention highlights ongoing concerns regarding electoral integrity and the judicial process in resolving political disputes in Uganda.
The High Court in Mubende District has ordered a recount of votes from 29 polling stations in Kassanda County South as part of an election petition challenging the victory of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party MP Abdul Bisaso.
In a ruling delivered on October 14, 2026, Acting Judge Mary Babirye directed that votes from 14 specified polling stations be recounted, while another 15 stations will be selected by lot in open court from those cited in the petition.
The recount is scheduled to begin at 10am on Friday, October 16, with the Electoral Commission required to deliver the relevant sealed ballot boxes and election materials to the court by 9am.
The court said the exercise was intended to establish whether figures recorded on declaration of results (DR) forms accurately reflected the ballots cast.
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