Uganda: Govt Directs Electoral Commission to Lower Election Budget

28 January 2020

In what seems to be a twist of events, the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development Mr Matia Kasaija has requested the Electoral Commission (EC) to slash its budget for the 2021 general elections.

The electoral body had asked for more than Shs700b. However, Kasaija says his ministry will not be able to finance that amount.

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