The Minister of defense and veterans affairs Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has dragged Kalungu West MP Francis Katabaazi Katongole to court for failure to pay him costs on allegations that he won the vote recount.
Through his lawyers M/s Ntegyerreize, Ingura & Musiimenta Advocates, Mr Ssempijja filed a bill of costs of Shs 94,302,500 demanding that he is paid that money so that he also pays his lawyers who were defending him in the matter.
In January 2021, Minister Ssempijja ran to court challenging the victory of NUP’s Katabaazi and sought a vote recount which court presided over by his worship Charles Yeteise granted.
After the court declared a recount, it was realised that a ballot box at St Jude Primary School polling station was tampered with and the court declared Katabaazi the winner.
Meanwhile, a court sitting which will be presided over by Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi has set today for the commencement of the hearing of the matter in which Ssempijja is demanding costs.
Katabaazi through his lawyers Mbabali Jude & Company Advocates has given an ultimatum of two days to Ssempijja to withdraw the case, threatening that he would open up a case against him [Ssempijja] also demanding for costs.
