Kampala — A few hours after the Supreme Court of Uganda allowed former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante to withdraw his election petition challenging President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s victory, he turned his frustration toward opposition politicians for failing to back his legal challenge.
Speaking shortly after the court session, Kasibante said the judges had acknowledged his financial constraints and declined to award costs against him.
“The court understood that we are very poor and that is why it has not subjected us to costs. We agreed with many opposition politicians and political parties to support me in this cause, but after putting in my everything, they left me alone,” he said.
Kasibante expressed disappointment with sections of the opposition, accusing some leaders of abandoning the struggle and instead choosing to collaborate with the current government.
“It is unfortunate that I have seen many opposition people joining the current government and working with it,” he added.
He announced that he will hold a press briefing next Monday to declare his next political move.
On Thursday, nine justices of the Supreme Court unanimously permitted Kasibante—who finished sixth among candidates in the 2025 General Elections—to withdraw his petition after finding that he had complied with the required legal procedures and that the respondents had not objected to the application.
