Queen Dorothy Amolo has filed a Notice of Motion before the Lira High Court seeking permission to introduce an electronic recording in her petition challenging the election of Oyam South County MP Patrick Ogwang Obura.
Amolo wants the court to admit a recording of an alleged press exchange involving Oyam District Electoral Commission Returning Officer Joseph Omona following the January 15, 2026 parliamentary elections.
According to the application, Amolo contends that the recording contains statements by Omona, which she says contradict his earlier pleadings, affidavit, and testimony before court on September 18, 2026.
Amolo claims the recording captures Omona acknowledging that she raised a complaint on polling day concerning the spelling of her name on the ballot paper, received her written petition and forwarded it to the Electoral Commission’s legal department.
She further alleges that Omona is heard acknowledging that the ballot paper carried the name “ALWENY”, whereas her nomination documents bore the name “QUEEN DOROTHY AMOLO”, which he allegedly described as a “big mistake”.
However, the contents and evidential value of the recording have not been determined by court.
During the September 18 hearing, Omona reportedly told the court that he could not recall Amolo lodging a complaint over the name discrepancy and that no candidate had complained during the tallying of results. He also told court that although the ballot bore the name Queen Dorothy Alweny, the candidate’s photograph and symbols were clear enough to enable voters to identify her.
Speaking to journalists at the Lira High Court on Monday, September 21, Amolo said she is seeking to place the recording before court because of what she described as inconsistencies between the returning officer’s alleged statements in the recording and his evidence before the judge.
Amolo also wants court to admit a transcript of the recording, together with a screenshot, which she says shows that she received the recording on September 19, 2026.
In another prayer, she is seeking admission of a further affidavit sworn by Dr. Jason Michael Boyle and, if the court considers it necessary, an order recalling Omona or other witnesses for further examination.
The application, however, does not itself determine whether the recording will be admitted or what weight, if any, the court will attach to it. Those are matters for the trial court to determine in accordance with the applicable law and procedure.
The High Court in Lira is scheduled to deliver its judgment on November 5, 2026, in Amolo’s petition challenging Ogwang Obura’s election.
Amolo is challenging the election on grounds that included discrepancies in the name appearing on the ballot paper and an allegedly blurred photograph used during the January election.
The petition was heard by Masaka High Court Resident Judge, Lady Justice Fatuma Nanziri Bwanika, sitting at the Lira High Court on September 18.
According to the election results declared by Omona in the January 2026 parliamentary polls, Ogwang Obura, who contested on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket, won with 29,353 votes out of 49,137 valid votes cast. Geoffrey Owili of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) obtained 9,529 votes, while Amolo polled 3,516 votes.