Mpigi – Gomba The High Court in Mpigi has nullified the election of National Unity Platform (NUP) MP Godfrey Saazi in Gomba East and ordered fresh elections after finding that irregularities at nine polling stations substantially affected the January 2026 parliamentary election.
Justice Jamson Karemani issued the ruling on Monday, October 26, following an election petition filed by National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Henry Harris Kalule Kirumira, who challenged Saazi’s victory.
Saazi won the January 15 election with 10,907 votes against Kirumira’s 9,156, giving him a margin of 1,751 votes.
However, the court found that disruptions and the destruction of electoral materials at nine polling stations had prevented the electoral choices of 4,387 registered voters from being established.
The affected polling stations included Ttaba Trading Centre, Buyebeyi C.O.U, Kimbo Catholic Church, Serumbe UMEA Primary School, Jumbi C.O.U, Kindimunda Playground and St Peter Primary School in Ngeribalya.
Kirumira had also challenged the omission of results from four polling stations: Buyana Trading Centre, Tiginya SDA Primary School, Kiziba Trading Centre and Buyinja Butoole Primary School B.
The four stations had 959 registered voters, and available declaration forms showed that Kirumira had received 453 votes while Saazi obtained 366.
Had the omitted votes been included, Kirumira’s total would have increased to 9,609, while Saazi’s would have risen to 11,273.
The judge, however, found that the omission alone would not have changed the outcome of the election because Saazi would still have maintained his lead.
The court’s decision instead turned on the irregularities at the nine other polling stations, where the destruction of electoral materials made it impossible to establish how the affected voters had voted.
Saazi had defended his election, arguing that the polls were substantially free and fair and reflected the will of the majority. He denied responsibility for the disruptions and accused Kirumira, his agents and supporters of involvement in the incidents.
The Electoral Commission and the Gomba District Returning Officer attributed the missing results from the four polling stations to a technical glitch discovered after voting. They maintained that the omission did not substantially affect the outcome.
Justice Karemani ruled that the irregularities at the nine polling stations substantially affected the election, warranting the nullification of Saazi’s victory.
The court consequently set aside his election, declared the Gomba East parliamentary seat vacant and directed the Electoral Commission to organise fresh elections. Each party was ordered to bear its own legal costs.
The ruling means Gomba East voters will have another opportunity to elect their parliamentary representative, pending arrangements by the Electoral Commission.
