The Supreme Court has prioritised the application by presidential candidate Robert Kasibante seeking to withdraw his petition challenging the outcome of the 2026 presidential election.
The justices have directed all parties and their lawyers to file written submissions before a hearing date is fixed.
Kasibante applied to the court earlier today for permission to discontinue the petition, citing the prohibitive cost of litigation and the complexity involved in pursuing the legal process.
In his application, the National Peasants Party candidate, who finished sixth in the race, is asking the court for leave to withdraw the case he filed against President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Electoral Commission, and the Attorney General.
He is also seeking permission to abandon a separate request for a comprehensive audit of election materials, including election returns, Biometric Voter Verification System records, scanners, and electoral servers used across the country.
Kasibante argues that conducting such an audit would involve processing massive volumes of electronic data nationwide, requiring highly specialised independent forensic experts at costs beyond his financial capacity. He has further asked the court not to order him to pay legal costs related to the petition.
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The application comes as the Supreme Court had been expected to rule on his earlier request to compel the Electoral Commission to disclose details relied upon in declaring President Museveni the winner of the January 15, 2026, election.
In the original petition, Kasibante accused the Electoral Commission of conducting the election in total non-compliance with the law.
He also alleged that President Museveni committed several electoral offences, including bribery, corruption, and the use of abusive language, and claimed that voting occurred in more than 15,000 non-gazetted polling stations.
Kasibante had asked the court to nullify the election and order fresh presidential polls.
