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Former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has petitioned the Supreme Court, challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in the 2026 general election, alleging widespread irregularities, violence, voter bribery, and failure by the Electoral Commission to conduct a free and fair poll.
Museveni garnered nearly eight million votes, defeating opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, who garnered just under three million votes.
The remaining six candidates shared a small fraction of the total vote.
The petition, filed within the constitutional timeline, adds to a long history of presidential election challenges in Uganda, none of which has so far succeeded in overturning the outcome.
The petition was lodged on Monday by Robert Kasibante, a former presidential candidate who contested on the National Peasants Party ticket.
Kasibante says he is aggrieved by Museveni’s declaration as the duly elected president, arguing that the electoral process was marred by widespread illegalities, electoral offences, and non-compliance with the law, which he says substantially affected the outcome.
Under Article 104 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine presidential election petitions.
The law requires that any challenge to a presidential election be filed within 10 days after the declaration of results by the Electoral Commission.
