NRM parliamentary caucus chair Jane Ruth Aceng told President Yoweri Museveni that party lawmakers and flag bearers involved in 75 election petitions were seeking financial help with legal expenses, ChimpReports reported.
Aceng made the request at a caucus meeting at Kololo on October 2, according to the report. She said the affected candidates had legal representation, but did not provide a list of the cases, the amount sought or a proposed source for the funds.
The report did not say whether Museveni approved the request. The number refers to petitions involving NRM MPs and flag bearers; it should not be read as a confirmed count of unique candidates or as a record of public money already allocated.
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