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Museveni files defence asking Supreme Court to dismiss Kasibante's election petition

Justice & Court Rulings Verified Uganda (national) 26 Jan 2026 Severity: 1/5

Through his lawyers, President-elect Yoweri Museveni filed a response asking the Supreme Court to dismiss Robert Kasibante's challenge to his re-election. According to the Daily Monitor, Museveni denies the allegations of violence, bribery and misuse of government resources and maintains that any minor breaches would not have affected the result.

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