Oyam, Uganda May 26, 2025 —
Queen Dorothy Amolo, a long-time member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), has issued a formal Notice of Intention to Sue the party’s top officials, including President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, following her abrupt and controversial disqualification from the Oyam District Chairperson race held on May 23.
In a strongly worded seven-page notice seen by Karumapost , Amolo accuses NRM officials of orchestrating a “last-minute sabotage” of her candidacy after she had lawfully been nominated and had actively campaigned across the district. She names three intended defendants: Ms. Jackoline Adong, the Oyam District NRM Registrar; the NRM Secretary General; and President Museveni in his capacity as NRM National Chairperson.
Amolo, who also contested in the 2023 Oyam North by-election for the NRM ticket but lost to Engola junior,alleges that despite fulfilling all nomination requirements — including paying fees and verification by local registrars — she was unlawfully removed from the ballot on election day without being given a fair hearing.
“I was never notified of any complaint, given a hearing, or afforded the right to respond,” Amolo states in the legal document. “This violates all principles of natural justice.”
She further accuses Ms. Adong of open bias, claiming the registrar was seen the night before the vote campaigning for her opponent, Mr. Onyik Bosco Ogwal. Amolo alleges that this interference cost her over UGX 104 million invested in campaign logistics and mobilization.
Among the twelve legal claims she intends to pursue in the High Court are unlawful administrative action, denial of political rights, electoral fraud, negligent supervision, and constructive fraud. She also seeks injunctive reliefs, cancellation of the election results, fresh elections with her name reinstated, and the immediate removal of Ms. Adong from office.The notice draws parallels between the recent incident and the 2023 by-election, during which Amolo says the party leadership also undermined her campaign by ring-fencing the seat for another candidate just hours before voting.
Amolo gave the NRM seven days to offer redress, warning that failure to comply will prompt a full legal challenge in the High Court of Uganda.
This unfolding legal dispute threatens to further expose deepening internal rifts and alleged favoritism within the ruling party’s ranks — a challenge that could reshape perceptions of fairness and democracy inside the NRM.
