Kasta Bukenya, who accuses the former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya of committing numerous electoral offences, has today admitted before court that such accusations arise from hearsay and he never personally witnessed any.

He has told the presiding judge Kibuuka Musoke of the Kampala High court that his supporters informed him that Prof Bukenya bribed voters with money, sugar, salt and other things.

He added that he never saw Prof. Bukenya transporting voters to the polling stations but his (Kasta) supporters did.

On allegations that Prof. Bukenya made malicious statements on his Busiro radio station against Kasta as a young and poor man, Kasta failed to produce evidence of the same before court.

Wandera Ogalo and Kiyemba Mutale have today represented Prof. Bukenya. MacDusmna Kabega and Enos Tumusiime appeared for the EC while Caleb Alaka and Samuel Mulindwa Muyizzi represented Kasta.

In his petition, Kasta accuses the EC of failing in its duty of ensuring a free and fair poll.

He wants court to nullify the said election and also compel the EC to conduct fresh elections.

Prof. Bukenya won with 17,382 votes while Kasta polled 4,953 votes.

By Isaac Senabulya