The High court in Tororo has set 30th October, 2026 for judgement in a parliamentary election petition filed by former Tororo municipality MP Apollo Yeri Ofwono challenging the petition of his successor Shyam Jay Tanna.
The court presided over by justice Irene Barebe on Thursday, October,1st concluded the hearing of evidence following three days of proceedings, including intensive cross examination of witnesses for the parties.

The Judge scheduled 8th and 9th October 2026 for the respective parties to make their submission before the court delivers its judgement.
Apollo Ofwono, the National Resistance movement (NRM) candidate in the January 15th 2026 parliamentary elections, petitioned the court on grounds of alleged electoral violence and voter bribery.

In his petition, Ofwono alleges that his supporters and polling agents were brutally attacked on election day by Tanna and accuses the independent candidate of bribing voters during the electrol process.
The allegations form the main grounds of his challenge to Tanna’s victory. However, the claims remain allegations to be determined by court.

During three-day hearing, the court spent much of the time listening to the cross examination of witness for both the first respondent Tanna and the second respondent the Electoral Commission.  Among those cross examined by Ofwono’s legal team were Tanna and his witness Henry Epaku, also known as Kange.

The petitioner’s lawyer also questioned Electrol Commission witness, including Tororo District Returning Officer Robert Twikirize, who handled the elections and Hellen Athieno, the presiding officer at Kyamwinula polling station A-M, which was reportedly affected by electoral violence on polling day.
The cross examination formed part of the proceedings in which the party the parties presented and tested evidence relating to the disputed parliamentary election.

At the close of the hearing, Justice Barebe commended the legal teams representing the parties, political supporters, journalists and other well-wishers for maintain displine throughout the proceedings.
According to the declared election results, Tanna polled 5,781 voters against Ofwono’s 4,829, giving Tanna a margin of 952 votes.
The courts forthcoming judgement is expected to determine the outcome of the petition challenging Tanna’s election as Tororo Municipality member of Parliament.