Electoral Commission asks Parliament's Budget Committee for Shs469.5bn supplementary budget

Election Related Single source Uganda (national) 1 Dec 2025 Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, EC Acting Secretary Richard Kamugisha presented a Shs469.5 billion supplementary request to Parliament's Budget Committee, mainly for upgraded biometric voter verification kits, a de-duplication system and costs of 15,256 additional polling stations. Some MPs questioned the rising costs.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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ChimpReports 2 Dec 2025

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