Court Orders Former Aruu County MP Hon Odonga Otto to Pay UGX 22M in Costs Over His 2021 Election Petition Against the Victory of Hon Komakech Christopher.
29-4-2026.
The High Court sitting in Agago District has ordered former Aruu County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga-Otto to pay more than Shillings 22 million in legal costs to incumbent MP Christopher Komakech and the Electoral Commission of Uganda following a long-running election dispute stemming from the 2021 parliamentary polls.
The ruling, delivered yesterday, arose from taxation proceedings conducted by Deputy Registrar Betty Ajok.
The proceedings were aimed at enforcing an earlier Court of Appeal of Uganda decision that awarded costs to Komakech and the Electoral Commission after overturning a High Court ruling that had nullified Komakech’s election victory.
According to Komakech’s lawyer, Samuel Okeny, the taxed costs amount to Shillings 22,452,000.
This includes Shillings 15 million in instruction fees and approximately Shillings 7 million for transport and related expenses.
He adds that during the proceedings, Odonga-Otto requested lenient payment terms from the court.
Okeny warns that failure to comply could force the legal team to return to court as early as May 1, 2026, to enforce the ruling.
Journalists were reportedly denied access to the court premises during the proceedings on instructions from the Deputy Registrar.
After the ruling, Odonga-Otto left the court without speaking to the media.
Source: URN.
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ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt in my mind that someone in NRM who is very uncomfortable with the TRUTH Hon Odonga Otto doesn't mince words speaking to Power is irked, miffed and is using the Judiciary to get at Hon Odonga; to silence or compromise his voice!