2026 POLLS COURT BATTLE! TWO PETITIONS, TWO DEFEATS! Kwizera Retains Bukimbiri Seat as Court Dismisses Turyagyenda’s Challenge
Eddie Kwizera Wagahungu (in a neck-tie) sitting in court
The High Court in Kabale has dismissed an election petition filed by Asigario Turyagyenda challenging the election victory of Eddie Kwizera Wa-Gahungu as Bukimbiri County Member of parliament in Kisoro district.
Turyagyenda alleged that his supporters and polling agents were beaten and harassed during the voting process.
He also accused Kwizera of voter bribery and alleges that polling officials manipulated election results in favour of the incumbent, contrary to Electoral Commission guidelines.
Justice Farouk Lubega in his ruling on Friday quashed the petition stating that allegations of voter bribery, intimidation and obstruction were not sufficiently proven, upholding Kwizera’s election. Lubega also ordered Turyagyenda to pay costs incured in the petition.
Speaking after the ruling, Kwizera says Turyagyenda was only wasting time. He also says Turyagyenda is being used by a few people who are distracting development in the constituency.
Turyagyenda was not a vailable for a comment since his mobile phone was switched off.
On October 19,2026, same court dismissed another election petition filed against the win of kwizera by James Owebeyi Mugyemano of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party. Owebeyi had alleged that Kwizera influenced the removal of his name from the voters’ register, preventing him from participating in the election. But Lubega dismissed the petition, ruling that Owebeyi lacked locus standi because he had failed to prove that he was a Ugandan citizen and a validly nominated candidate.
During the January 15, 2026, general elections, Kwizera retained his seat as an independent candidate after polling 14,761 votes. His closest challenger, National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer Asgario Turyagyenda, garnered 12,553 votes, while Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate James Owebeyi Mugyemano received 102 votes.In early April 2026, Turyagyenda filed Election Petition No. 01 of 2026 at Kabale High Court, seeking to nullify Kwizera’s victory over alleged electoral irregularities.
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