Opposition parties pay nomination fees for parliamentary candidates; NRM yet to release funds

On the eve of parliamentary nominations, NUP parliamentary aspirants collected receipts for nomination fees at the party's Kampala headquarters, according to the Nile Post. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said the party had paid fees in part or in full for 120 candidates, and DP and DF said they had paid for over 100 each. NRM spokesperson Emmanuel Dombo said the party would fund its candidates during the campaign after verification, citing past misuse of funds.