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Kabuleta’s Case Against Digital Campaigns Is Misconceived, Frivolous, vexatious- EC Asks Court To Dustbin It
Jul 14, 2020
By Spy Uganda
Kampala: The Electoral Commission was been dragged to court for banning open-air campaigns in the run-up to the 2021 general elections. Meaning Ugandans will go to the polls between January and February 2021, to elect a President, Members of Parliament and Local council leaders.
But instead of the usual open air campaigns, the commission suggested that contenders for the various political offices will use different media platforms as the main avenue through which they can reach the electorate. This is in line with the Ministry of Health guidelines that prohibit mass gatherings in the wake of the novel coronavirus.
A day after the roadmap was unveiled, Ugandan journalist-pastor Joseph Kabuleta wrote to the Electoral Commission demanding a meeting with key stakeholders like the political parties regarding the most appropriate ways of conducting elections during the COVID -19 pandemic. He demanded that the meeting be held in two days to avoid a court battle which failed and ended up taking matters to court
Now the Electoral Commission has asked the High Court to throw out a case saying that the application is misconceived, frivolous, vexatious, incompetent, untenable at law, a waste of court’s time and ought to be dismissed with costs to the respondent,” the Electoral Commission said in its response through an affidavit sworn by Sam Rwakoojo, the EC secretary.
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