consent, knowledge or approval which were neither properly pleaded nor proved particularly the offence of bribery. b) That the trial judge was in error to find that as a result of the conduct of the officials of the 1st appellant in connivance with the 2nd appellant and or his agents committed electoral offences and illegal practices as a result of which the results of the election in Mukono North Constituency were substantially affected to the benefit of the 2nd appellant and to the detriment of the respondent. The right to fair hearing is provided for in our constitution in Article 28 which reads in part:“28 Right to Fair Hearing 1) In the determination of Civil rights and obligations or any criminal charge, a person shall be entitled to a fair, speedy and public hearing before an independent and impertial court or tribunal established by law” By this constitutional provision, which is one of those that are underogable under Article 44 of the Constitution, the right to a fair hearing is extremely important in the adjudication of matters between parties. To operationalise this constitutional provision with regard to the resolution of electoral disputers among contestants, rule 4 of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Petitions) Rules, S.I 141-2 was made under S93 of the Parliamentary Elections Act. The rule provides inter alia “4 Form of Petition 1) ……………… 2) Every petition shall state a) ………………………………… b) The holding and results of the Election together with a statement of the