By CHARLES M. MPAGI More by this AuthorUganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he will be seeking to extend his rule to four decades after he picked up nomination papers on Monday. The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) electoral commission chairman Tanga Odoi confirmed that Mr Museveni paid a fee of Ush20 million (Ksh586,000) for the party's presidential candidate and chairmanship nomination papers. Mr Museveni ruled for the first ten years without holding elections. The term limit was amended ten years later, in 2005, allowing him to seek reelection in February 2006. According to the Electoral Commission, about 45 individuals have expressed interest in the presidential race.

Source: Daily Nation July 22, 2020 13:52 UTC