Lawyer Muyizzi Commits to Nalubowa’s Election Petition Despite Political Controversy

What the report says

Lawyer Sam Muyizzi says he will keep representing National Unity Platform politician Rose Nalubowa in her election petition against Minister Justine Nameere, despite growing political controversy around Nalubowa’s recent meeting with President Yoweri Museveni. According to Nile Post, Muyizzi made the remarks in Masaka City and rejected suggestions that he had been consulted about the meeting before it happened.

Muyizzi said his role is limited to the election case and that he is not Nalubowa’s personal lawyer. He said only the NUP stakeholders who entrusted him with the petition can ask him to step aside. He also said the party leadership had not directed him to withdraw from the matter.

The lawyer framed the dispute as more than a personal legal fight, describing it as part of a broader struggle affecting people in Masaka and, more generally, Ugandans seeking political change and justice. His comments come as the opposition party has faced public attention over Nalubowa’s engagement with Museveni and what it could mean for the petition.

Election petitions in Uganda often become closely tied to wider party politics, especially when the litigants are active opposition figures. In this case, the legal contest between Nalubowa and Nameere continues while questions around party discipline and political alignment remain in the background.