NUP Supporters in Kasese, Bundibugyo Welcome Withdrawal of Electoral Petition.

Supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP party in Kasese and Bundibugyo Districts have welcomed the decision by party president Robert Kyagulanyi to withdraw his presidential election petition from the court.

Kyagulanyi on Monday ordered his lawyers to withdraw a petition that he had filed in the Supreme Court challenging the outcome of January 14, 2021, presidential election that was won by President Museveni.  Kyagulanyi accused some justices of being biased.

Sam Baluku who contested on the NUP ticket for the Kasese Municipality Mayoral seat says the decision was the only available option after the court rejected Kyagulanyi’s intention to amend his petition to introduce more grounds challenging the election.

Franklin Muhindo, the NUP Coordinator for Bundibugyo district who has been part of the team gathering the pieces of evidence in the case welcomes Kyagulanyi’s decision.

He says there was no need to seek redress from the court where they didn’t expect it.