The Democratic Front (DF) has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking redress over alleged irregularities in Uganda’s recent general elections.
Speaking at a press conference held at the party’s newly unveiled headquarters in Lungujja, Rubaga Division, party leader and Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba said the legal action aims to compel the Electoral Commission and government to address what he described as serious flaws in the electoral process.
“We have gone to court because the integrity of the election was compromised,” Mpuuga said. “Ugandans deserve a transparent, fair, and credible electoral system.”
According to Mpuuga, the petition is anchored on nine key concerns, including the Electoral Commission’s failure to update the voters’ register, lack of transparency in the announcement of results, and the involvement of the military in the electoral process.
He also accused the Commission of failing to properly demarcate constituencies, leading to disparities in representation.
“The Commission failed to clearly demarcate constituencies, which has created inequality in representation. In some areas, one MP represents a very small population, while in others, especially in Kampala, one MP represents over 40,000 people,” he said.
The DF further alleges that the Electoral Commission failed to deploy modern voting technology and denied prisoners and Ugandans in the diaspora their right to vote, despite previous court rulings affirming those rights.
Mpuuga confirmed that both the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General have been formally served with the petition.
“We now await the court to give us a hearing date so that these matters can be addressed conclusively,” he said.
The party maintains that judicial intervention is necessary to restore public confidence in Uganda’s electoral process.
