{"id":41644,"date":"2025-12-22T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=41644"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:30:45","slug":"court-dismisses-walukagga-petition-upholds-his-removal-from-busiro-east-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/court-dismisses-walukagga-petition-upholds-his-removal-from-busiro-east-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Dismisses Walukagga Petition, Upholds His Removal From Busiro East Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by Walukaga Mathias after ruling that he did not possess valid academic qualifications at the time of his nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a detailed judgment delivered on 21st December 2025, the court found that Walukaga relied on an expired academic certificate when he sought nomination, rendering his candidature invalid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Simon Peter M. 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