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(4) That I know Mulindwa Abassi

(5) That it is not true that on the polling day I was challenged by Mulindwa Abassi for issuing voters’ cards to the crowd at Kibuku Trading Centre. I was not an issuing officer for voters’ cards and have never been one. I did not tell him that I was together with Museveni who was in power and that he could not do anything.”


(6) That on the polling day I did not at anytime meet either Hap Nagego Malik! Kitente or Nyagolo. I did not tell people that if they did not vote for Museven! the soldiers would kill them .

Wamae Kenneth’s Affidavit in reply to contents of Amir stated that Amir’s affidavit was:-

(3) (a) That on the polling day I received a report from the presiding officer of Musoto a polling station that some people had been refused to vote because they did not have voters cards. Others had voter’s cards but their names were not on the voters’
registers.


(b) That I got a lift from Mr. Musonya David to go and find out the position. I carried with envelopes containing returns for voters cards, Registers Rules ink pads and pens.


(c) That any way I was ambushed In Marare village by Mr. Wafidi Amiri who started raising alarm to the effect that the tax collector meaning me was stealing votes.

(d) That for fear of being lynched for no reason at all I ran away.
(e) That I was not in possession of 50,000 voters cards at the time and the number of voters in the subcounty is 20,000.


(f) That the balance of voters cards which I was returning to the sub-county Headquarters were less than 3000.


(5) That Wafidi Amiri and Masongole Julius grabbed from me the balance of voters cards from 4 polling stations namely Nauyo A, Nauyo B, Nauyo C and Bunamwani Church of Uganda.


(6) That I did not engage in any election malpractice as alleged.
Nava Nabagesera averred in her affidavit as follows:“(1) That I am Resident District Commissioner Bugiri.

(2) That as RDC I am the Chairperson of the security committee in the District and I am under a duty to ensure that law and order is maintained.


(3) That I have carefully read and understood the affidavit of Kiwume Ibrahim dated 2Ot March 2001 in support of the petitioner and I depone herein below in response.

(4) That it is not true that on the day following election day I ordered the chairman in Charge of Bukooli South West of DR. Besigye to be released from police.


(8) That It is not true that soldiers from my office threatened people and forced young children below 18 years to vote at Bus park A polling station in Bugiri as stated by Niiro Sulaiman.


(9) That the three soldiers I have at my office were at all times during the election exercise with me. They did not go to Bus Park A Polling Station.


(10) That I am not aware and I received no reports of soldiers threatening and harassment and intimidation from anybody throughout Bugiri district”

Kasakya Hakim’s affidavit in reply to Mubaje Sulaiti stated inter alia:

“(1) That I am an adult male Ugandan of Bunawazi of Bufumbo sub-county and was the presiding officer for Bukwaya polling station.


(3) That 5 people with valid voters cards but whose name never appeared on the register came to vote.
(4) That I could not permit them to vote when their names never appeared on the register.


(5) That Besigye’s agents were not satisfied with my explanation and started assaulting me.

(7) That Mubaje Sulaiti joined in beating me until LDU at the station came to me rescue and saved me.


(8) That Mubaje Sulaiti left me and late reported to Mbale police station.


(9) That it was not true that there was a lady who tried to cast 10 ballot papers into the ballot box.

Magezi Abu stated in his affidavit in reply to Niiro’s affidavit that whatever was stated by Niiro about his polling station was false. That soldiers never came to his polling station during the voting. That security on his polling station was in the hand of police and no unauthorized person voted there.

Affidavit of Dan Kaguta states as follows: