Justice Minister Mao tables draft IPOD regulations linking party funding to participation in Parliament

Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao tabled the proposed Political Parties and Organisations (IPOD) Regulations, 2025 before Parliament, which referred them to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. According to the Daily Monitor, the draft requires member parties to attend at least two-thirds of IPOD activities a year, with the Summit deciding whether non-compliant parties qualify for government funding. Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda asked why NUP's request to join IPOD had stalled; Mao said NUP had not been stopped and had been given guidelines to follow.