The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has completed hearings on all 431 petitions arising from the party’s recent parliamentary primaries and delivered rulings on 142 local government election complaints.
Tribunal chairperson, lawyer John Musiime, told reporters in Kampala that hearings began on July 29, 2025, and all parliamentary cases were resolved within 29 days.
“We are pleased to confirm that every parliamentary petition has been heard and determined within the set timeframe. On the local government side, we have so far issued 142 rulings out of the 182 cases lodged, with the remaining 40 decisions expected in the coming days,” Musiime said.
The pending cases mainly concern district chairpersons (LC5), mayors, and directly elected councillors.
Musiime commended the tribunal members and legal staff for their dedication, noting that some worked late into the night under tough conditions, with a few falling ill but continuing to serve.
As the tribunal concludes parliamentary and district-level disputes, it is now turning to petitions from sub-county chairpersons and councillors, which have drawn large numbers of aggrieved aspirants.
To accommodate the overflow of complainants, an extra tent has been set up at the tribunal’s offices. Musiime assured petitioners that proceedings will remain swift, transparent, and fair, in line with the tribunal’s guiding theme: “Protecting the Gains 2026–2030.”
Meanwhile, NRM’s Director of Legal Services, lawyer Enoch Barata, confirmed that the final 15 disputes from the July 17 parliamentary flagbearer elections have also been settled.
These cases originated from constituencies in Kyegegwa, Mubende, Isingiro, Bukwo, Kiboga, Kaberamaido, Apac, Kakumiro, Kasese, Dokolo, Kumi, Bundibugyo, Fort Portal City, and Jinja City.
With parliamentary petitions now fully resolved, the tribunal’s next task is to clear the outstanding local government disputes before shifting focus to the sub-county level.
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