Bududa NRM officials accused of charging chairpersons for free campaign bicycles

Village and parish NRM chairpersons in Bududa district told The Independent that party officials asked each of them to pay Shs20,000 to collect bicycles meant to be distributed free to mobilise for the party ahead of the 2021 elections, and turned away those who did not pay. A sub-county LC V councillor said over 50 beneficiaries in his sub-county missed out and that complaints had been taken to the RDC. The district NRM chairperson said the extortion was confined to Bududa sub-county, while the sub-county NRM chairperson denied the complaints.