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NRM Tribunal Receives 178 Petitions Over Local Polls

31 July, 2025
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has received 178 petitions arising from the recently concluded Local Government elections for party flag bearers for LC5 District Chairpersons and City Mayors.


According to Enoch Barata, the Director of Legal Services at the NRM, July 30th was the deadline for filing petitions related to the local government elections held on July 24th, 2025.

Barata revealed that the Tribunal has consolidated some of the petitions to ensure uniform decisions and avoid contradictions. He said the hearing of these local government petitions will begin next week, immediately after the Tribunal concludes the pending parliamentary petition hearings.

The Tribunal, chaired by lawyer John Musiime, is currently handling 381 petitions from the parliamentary flag bearer elections, which are expected to conclude by Sunday this week. 

Barata emphasized that there will be no break after the parliamentary petitions, as the Tribunal will immediately shift to hearing the local government matters. He added that rulings from both elections will be written simultaneously and concurrently.

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