Opposition “too broke” to challenge multi-partyism referendum

‘The Monitor’ newspaper reported on Wednesday that the opposition Democratic Party (DP) was “too broke” to challenge the government’s proposed referendum on multi-party politics in the Constitutional Court. While the opposition opposed the referendum, saying it implied the principle of democracy was up for debate, the paper quoted party president Dr Paul Ssemogerere as saying it did not have enough resources to pursue the case. An Electoral Commission member, Robert Kitariko, on Wednesday announced that campaigning for the referendum would start on 3 July, after a Referendum Act is put in place later this month, the newspaper reported.