{"id":51898,"date":"2021-11-02T11:05:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T08:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=51898"},"modified":"2021-11-02T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T08:05:53","slug":"high-court-upholds-election-of-mps-muhwezi-nuwagaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/high-court-upholds-election-of-mps-muhwezi-nuwagaba\/","title":{"rendered":"High Court upholds election of MPs Muhwezi, Nuwagaba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-authors\">\n<div class=\"article-authors_inner clearfix\">\n<div class=\"article-authors_texts\">\n<p class=\"article-authors_authors clearfix\">By Monitor Team<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-authors_authors clearfix\">The election of Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi Katugugu as the MP for Rujumbura in Rukungiri District was yesterday upheld by Kabale High Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"content-page-ad_wrap desktop\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>The Security minister\u2019s election had been challenged by Mr Fred Turyamuhweza Tumuheirwe, a former contestant for the same seat on the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party ticket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Mr Tumuheirwe had alleged that Gen Muhwezi committed various illegal practices and election offences and that the EC failed to intervene and restrain him despite several pleas.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/national\/high-court-upholds-election-of-mps-muhwezi-nuwagaba-3604704\">https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/national\/high-court-upholds-election-of-mps-muhwezi-nuwagaba-3604704<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Monitor Team The election of Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi Katugugu as the MP for Rujumbura in Rukungiri District was yesterday upheld by Kabale High Court. The Security minister\u2019s election had been challenged by Mr Fred Turyamuhweza Tumuheirwe, a former contestant for the same seat on the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party ticket. Mr Tumuheirwe had alleged that Gen Muhwezi committed various illegal practices and election offences and that the EC failed to intervene and restrain him despite several pleas. 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