He sought the following declarations that:
1. The 1st respondent was not qualified for nomination as a candidate for the
position of Member of Parliament as the certificate of completion of
formal education of Advanced Level or its equivalent issued to him by
the 3rd respondent and accepted for nomination by the 2nd respondent is
invalid under the law.
2. The 1st respondent was not validly elected as a Member of Parliament of
Jinja Municipality East Constituency.
3. The election of the 1st respondent as a directly elected Member of
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Parliament be annulled and instead, the petititioners who came second in
the election be declared winner of the Parliamentary election for Jinja
Municipality Constituency.
4. In the alternative but without prejudice to the forgoing, a fresh election be
conducted in the said constituency.
5. The respondents pay the costs of the petition.
6. Such other remedies available under the electoral laws as the court
considers just and appropriate.
The first respondent filed an answer to the petition in which he denied the
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allegations leveled against him. In particular he averred that he holds the
prescribed academic qualifications to contest for Member of Parliament and was
duly issued with a certificate of completion of formal education of advanced
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