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Nambooze election petition hearing disrupted after relatives find missing witnesses in car linked to petitioner

Electoral Malpractice Verified Uganda (national) 20 Oct 2026 Severity: 2/5

A High Court hearing of the petition challenging Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze's election was briefly disrupted, the Daily Monitor reported. Relatives of two men expected to testify said the men had gone missing on Sunday and found them inside a vehicle at the court premises that was reportedly the petitioner's.

A national event, not tied to one district.

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