2026 POLLS PETITION DRAMA! Lwengo Woman MP Namujju Admits Giving Voters Hoes, Yellow Chairs — Fails to Name 3 Election Laws
Lwengo District Woman Member of Parliament Cissy Dionozia Namujju, testifying before Masaka High Court to defend her election victory
MASAKA — There was drama at the Masaka High Court when Lwengo District Woman MP Cissy Dionozia Namujju admitted giving voters hoes, yellow plastic chairs and other items, but insisted the donations were made before the 2026 election campaign and were not intended to influence voters.
Namujju, who is also the Lwengo District NRM Chairperson, made the admission while testifying before Justice Rosette Comfort Kania in a petition challenging her victory in the January 15, 2026 general elections.
The petition was filed by former independent candidate Dr Sarah Nkonge, who alleges that Namujju and her campaign agents bribed voters with branded tents, yellow plastic chairs, hoes and money during the campaign and on polling day.
The case took a dramatic turn during cross-examination when Nkonge’s lawyer, Moses Kabega, presented a video dated January 9, 2026, showing a woman identified as Namujju distributing hoes and yellow plastic chairs after addressing a campaign rally in Malongo Sub-county.
Namujju disputed the video, telling court that it had allegedly been generated or manipulated using artificial intelligence by her political opponents to implicate her in election-related offences.
She acknowledged making some of the donations captured in photographs and videos presented to court, but said they were made in May and August 2025, before candidates were nominated for the general elections.
Namujju told court that the donations were made in her capacity as Lwengo District NRM Chairperson and as an aspirant in the party’s internal primaries.
But Kabega pressed her over the January 9 footage, in which the woman identified as Namujju is heard asking residents to vote for her and President Yoweri Museveni in appreciation of items she said she had lobbied for from government.
The woman in the video is also heard directing lower-level NRM structures to ensure maximum voter turnout and promising to financially reward them a day after the elections.
Namujju denied addressing the rally or making the statements, maintaining that the footage had been manipulated to make it appear that she engaged in prohibited conduct during the election campaign.
COURT LAUGHTER
The courtroom erupted in laughter when Kabega challenged Namujju to name at least three Ugandan election laws after she told court that she was familiar with electoral laws and election-related offences.
Namujju was unable to immediately name three laws, prompting laughter from people in the court gallery.
Nkonge has also presented photographs and video recordings which she says show Namujju addressing campaign meetings and distributing various items to voters.
The petitioner has further called nearly 10 NRM village committee leaders to testify against Namujju, the official NRM flagbearer.
Through her lawyer, Kandeebe Ntambirweki, Namujju asked court for more time to present her remaining evidence and cross-examine additional witnesses called by the petitioner.
The hearing was subsequently adjourned to Friday, when court is expected to hear evidence from the Electoral Commission Returning Officer on whether the commission complied with electoral laws while conducting the Lwengo District Woman MP election.
The petition seeks to have the court examine the circumstances surrounding Namujju’s election victory and the allegations raised by Nkonge.
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