UG VOTE: Court Says Prisoners Won’t Vote in 2026, Cites Earlier Ruling

High Court dismisses petition, ruling the issue was already decided in a previous case.

The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application seeking to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to facilitate voting by prisoners, ruling that the matter had already been conclusively determined by an earlier court decision.

In a ruling delivered on January 4, 2026, Justice Bernard Namanya held that the application filed by city lawyer Ms Aloyo Nyeko Omega was barred because the issue had already been decided by a competent court.

“This court deems it necessary to determine the question as to whether the suit is barred…,” Justice Namanya said, before concluding that the matter had already been “heard and finally decided” in Kalali Steven v Attorney General and Electoral Commission, High Court Miscellaneous Cause No. 35 of 2018.