By Our Reporter
IGANGA
The High Court sitting in Iganga has today, Friday, November 13, 2026 delivered an election petition ruling stripping the incumbent Bugweri District Woman MP, Stella Maris Nankwanga of her seat and handing it over to her closest rival.
Justice Simon Peter Kinobe in his ruling avers that Nankwanga did not present the required academic credentials at the time of her nomination.
The Judge argues that Nankwanga had not submitted a certificate of equivalence from the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) for her Certificate in Mental Health.
The Judge rejected arguments by Nankwanga and the Electoral Commission that issues of academic qualifications should have been resolved before polling arguing that the petitioner raised the issue with Electoral Commission which failed to address it.
Consequently costs of the petition are to be shared before the EC and Nankwanga.
