The Ugandan Government has provided evidence that reveals that Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi was not in Uganda at the time he claims he was pursuing his degree.
In an affidavit, former Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi moved to court to provide more evidence on the governor’s undergraduate degree certificate.
Mr Abdullahi attached a letter signed by Ugandan authorities showing that Governor Abdi did not set foot in Uganda during the period he was pursuing his degree.
Mr Abdullahi said there were no records of travels into and out of Uganda by Governor which further questions how he managed to obtain his degree.
In the letter signed by Uganda’s Undersecretary Lynette Bridget Bagonza on behalf of the PS the period in question was between 2009-2012 when the Governor had claimed to have studied Bachelor of Business Administration at Kampala University.
“On October 17, 2018, I instructed my advocates to write a letter to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Uganda, inquiring on the travel status of the petitioner.”
“This is to inform you that we have established no record of travels into and out of Uganda during the said period from 2009-2012 as per details provided in your letter,” reads the letter as quoted by local mainstream publication.
The Supreme Court had allowed Governor Abdi to bring in new evidence to support his claims that he has the right academic papers in the case challenging his election as Governor.
This is after Appellate Court judges, Justice Philip Waki, Milton Makhandia and Patrick Kiage upheld the High Court’s decision to nullify governor Abdi’s election.
High Court Judge Alfred Mabeya in his ruling said that the Jubilee governor did not have a valid undergraduate degree certificate and was not legally cleared to contest for the seat in the August 8, 2017 General Election.