Uganda, Oct. 13 -- Masaka High Court has dismissed a case seeking to block Lwengo District Woman MP, Ms Cissy Namujju, from being nominated to contest for the same seat in the 2021 election.

Ms Sarah Nkonge Muwonge, Namujju's political rival through her lawyer Sam Sserwanga dragged the latter to court arguing that the name on her academic documents is different from that in the Electoral Commission voters register.

Court heard that Namujju's academic certificates of both O' Level and A' Level bear two names Namujju Dionizia, yet the EC register and national register bear three names Namujju Cissy Dionizia which indicates that these are two different people.

"The certificates the defendant (Namujju) holds have different names than what ap...