High Court strikes out 97 affidavits in Rubongoya's petition against Kampala Central MP Kabanda

The Daily Monitor reports that Justice Flavia Nabakooza Kalungi of the High Court in Kampala struck out 97 affidavits filed by NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya in his petition against Kampala Central MP Minsa Kabanda Nabbengo, ruling that they were supplementary evidence filed without leave of court. The judge allowed grounds on Ms Kabanda's academic credentials and name variations to stand, struck out a complaint about polling stations in restricted security zones, and declared the pleadings closed ahead of a scheduling conference.