The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it is short of about 3 billion shillings to be in position to pay all the field officials that were hired by the Commission in the just concluded voter registration exercise.

Uganda Electoral Commision Chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu

There has been a lot of speculation in print, broadcast media, streets and leisure scenes on when the workers would be paid their money amounting to billions of shillings.

The Secretary to the commission, Sam Rwakoojo says their commission regrets the delays which he attributes to the closure of the financial year 2009/2010.

Rwakojo says seven billion shillings has already been cleared for payment adding that the rest will be paid soon.