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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Ms Lydia Wanyoto, a former candidate for the Mbale City woman MP seat, has petitioned the High Court in Mbale to nullify the election of her rival, Ms Connie Galiwango.<\/p>\n

Ms Wanyoto, who was contesting on the NRM ticket and is also the chairperson for the party\u2019s women league, lost to her rival by 10,000 votes.<\/p>\n

Electoral Commission (EC) results indicate that Ms Galiwango, who contested as an Independent candidate after losing the NRM primaries, garnered 40,729 (53.28 per cent) votes while Ms Wanyoto got 25,276 (33.06 per cent) votes in the January 14 General Election.<\/p>\n

Ms Wanyoto refused to concede, saying the electoral process was marred by widespread voting fraud allegedly orchestrated by Ms Galiwango and her agents.<\/p>\n

Ms Wanyoto\u2019s lawyers lodged the petition at the High Court on Tuesday.Ms Galiwanyo is sued together with the EC as the first respondent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lodged Honourable Lydia Wanyoto\u2019s petition against the recently concluded Woman MP elections for Mbale City. We have listed various grounds but the key among those are undue influence by the second respondent, Connie Galiwango, during the electoral process,\u201d Mr Eddie Nagulo, one of Ms Wanyoto\u2019s lawyers, said.<\/p>\n

Mr Nagulo said they have submitted 123 affidavits of voters, and those of electoral officials, who were allegedly victims of voter bribery, violence and intimidation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe electoral process was hijacked and it was full of vote bribery, ballot stuffing, beating up supporters and agents of Ms Wanyoto,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Silas Mugabi, another lawyer, said the court should nullify the election because they did not reflect the will of the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to have a legitimate process conducted in a fair manner where all candidates are free to exercise themselves, free from electoral malpractice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ms Wanyoto also alleged that in some polling stations, including at Green Pastures SS in Industrial City Division, Magezi Hostel areas in northern City division, Kisenyi (A-M) in northern city division, there were cases of ballot stuffing and multiple voting.<\/p>\n

Ms Galawango said she will respond to the petition when she receives the court notice.<\/p>\n

Ms Frieda Mugabe, Ms Galiwango\u2019s personal assistant, dismissed the allegations of vote rigging and violence during the elections.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Ms Lydia Wanyoto, a former candidate for the Mbale City woman MP seat, has petitioned the High Court in Mbale to nullify the election of her rival, Ms Connie Galiwango. 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