Mwakalebela files a petition to challenge election results

Acting Secretary for CCM Iringa Region, Elisha Mwampashi (Photo: Friday Simbaya)

FORMER parliamentary candidate for Iringa Urban Constituency, Frederick Mwakalebela, through Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) ticket has opened a court case to challenge the results gave victory to Rev. Peter Msigwa (CHADEMA).

The election case No. 5 of the 2015 was an opened at High Court Iringa and it is expected to begin hearings within 14 days since opening the case.

Frederick Mwakalebela said that the results which gave victory to Rev. Msigwa were designed to favour the Chadema candidate before the elections.

Speaking to journalists yesterday (today), Acting Secretary for CCM Iringa Region, Elisha Mwampashi on behalf of a candidate said that the candidate will use the constitutional right to challenge the result in court in order to respect citizens and their rights.

He said that the party opened the case for two people who are Iringa Urban Constituency Returning Officer declared Rev. Peter Msigwa winner in the elections.

However in these results, the returning officer, Ahmed Sawa declared Rev. Peter Msigwa (Chadema) after scooping 43,154 votes against CCM candidate, Frederick Mwakalebela who got 32, 406 votes.

Other candidates and their votes in brackets are Chiku Abwao ACT (411), David Masasi of ADC (123), Paulina Mgimwa of CHAUSTA (66) and Robert Kisinini of DP (56).

In recent times, CCM announced to go to court to challenge the results of the elections in four constituencies Ndanda, Iringa Urban, Kawe and Mikumi, from what existence of serious violations of the electoral process, particularly in aggregating the results, prompting opposition lawmakers declared winners.

The party in his claims, said supervisors of elections in those constituencies disrupted the elections in controversy that had given opposition lead during the tallying process and that in spite of the party requesting recount was denied that right, which essentially is legal.

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