New presidential nomination dates set.

 Electoral Commission (EC) has set 3rd and 4th  November as dates for nomination of presidential  candidates.

The EC had initially set 5th and 6th October but postponed  in order to cater for the amendments in  the electoral laws.

Parliament passed the Presidential Elections Amendments  Bill 2015 and the Parliamentary Elections  Amendment bill 2o15 on Wednesday.

Some of the amendments are;

-presidential candidates do not get any facilitation  from the Electoral Commission.

– A candidate to campaign in districts of his/her choice .

-Polling stations to open at 7am and close at 4pm

– The Presidential Elections Bill revised the nomination  fees from Shs8m to Shs20m.

-Parliamentary aspirant nominations fees increased  from Shs200, 000 to Shs3m.

EC chairperson, Badru Kigundu says the new laws  will be implemented.

Kiggundu has called on presidential aspirants to

deliver the balance of nomination fees (shs12m) to the EC before nomination.

Campaigns for presidential candidates have been set  from November 9 2015 to February 10 2016.