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Uganda court upholds President Museveni poll victory

Lawyers at the Supreme Court confer shortly after Uganda's highest court dismissed the presidential election petition on March 31, 2016. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI

Nine judges of the Uganda Supreme Court, by a unanimous decision, on Thursday dismissed a petition by former Independent candidate Amama Mbabazi, seeking to nullify President Museveni’s re-election.

The court did not award costs.

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