Political Finance Database

"The persons or bodies referred to in subsection (2) shall not directly or indirectly make a contribution, donation or loan whether in cash or in kind in excess of the value of twenty thousand currency points within any period of twelve months, to funds held or the be held by or for the benefit of a political party or organisation."

(Section 14(1), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"A candidate or a candidate’s agent shall not obtain, solicit or receive any financial or other assistance for the purpose of the candidate’s campaign, from any foreign government, institution, body or person which or who has demonstrated an intention to overthrow the lawfully established Government of Uganda, or to endanger the security of Uganda."

(Section 22(5), Presidential Elections Act, 2005).

"Every political party or organisation shall maintain at its national head office, an accurate and permanent record consisting of the following -

a) any contribution, donation or pledge of contribution or donation whether in cash or in kind made by the founders or the promoters of the political party or organization;

b) a statement of its accounts, showing the sources of its funds and the name of any person who has contributed to the funds including contributions by persons who are not citizens of Uganda, membership dues paid, donations in cash or in kind and all the financial transactions of the political party or organisation which are conducted through, by or with the head or national office of the political party or organisation."

(Section 12(1)(a&b), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"(1) Except as authorised under this Act or otherwise authorised by law, no candidate shall use Government or public resources for the purpose of campaigning for election.
(2) Where a candidate is a Minister or holds any other political office, he or she shall, during the campaign period, restrict the use of the official facilities ordinarily attached to his or her office to the execution of his or her official duties.
(3) For the purposes of enforcing this section the Commission shall, by writing require any candidate to state in writing the facilities ordinarily attached to any office held by that person to which subsection (2) applies and the candidate shall comply with the requirement.
(4) This section applies with the necessary modifications to an employee of a statutory corporation or company in which the government owns a controlling interest and a member of a commission or committee established by the Constitution as it applies to a public officer.
(5) A person who contravenes any provision of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty four currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both."

(Section 25, Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005).

"The persons or bodies referred to in subsection (2) shall not directly or indirectly make a contribution, donation or loan whether in cash or kind in excess of the value of twenty thousand currency points within any period of twelve months, to funds held or the be held by or for the benefit of a political party or organisation."

(Article 14(1), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"The persons or bodies referred to in subsection (2) shall not directly or indirectly make a contribution, donation or loan whether in cash or kind in excess of the value of twenty thousand currency points within any period of twelve months, to funds held or the be held by or for the benefit of a political party or organisation."

(Article 14(1), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"The persons or bodies referred to in subsection (2) shall not directly or indirectly make a contribution, donation or loan whether in cash or in kind in excess of the value of twenty thousand currency points within any period of twelve months, to funds held or the be held by or for the benefit of a political party or organisation."

(Article 14(1), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"Government shall contribute funds or other public resources towards the activities of political parties or organisations represented in Parliament in accordance with the following principles-

a) registered political parties or organisations shall be funded by Government under this Act in respect of elections and their normal day to day activities;

b) in respect of elections, Government shall finance political organisations and parties on equal basis."

(Section 14A,  the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005 as completed and modified by the 2010 Amendment). 

"in respect of normal day to day activities, funding shall be based on the numerical strength of each political party or organisation in Parliament."

(Section 14A(c),  the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005 as completed and modified by the 2010 Amendment). 

"Government shall contribute funds or other public resources towards the activities of political parties or organisations represented in Parliament in accordance with the following principles-

a) registered political parties or organisations shall be funded by Government under this Act in respect of elections and their normal day to day activities;

b) in respect of elections, Government shall finance political organisations and parties on equal basis;

c) in respect of normal day to day activities, funding shall be based on the numerical strength of each political party or organisation in Parliament."

(Section 14A,  the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005 as completed and modified by the 2010 Amendment). 

"No candidate in an election shall be denied reasonable access and use of State-owned communication media.
All presidential candidates shall be given equal time and space on the State-owned media to present their programmes to the people."

(Article 67(2&3), Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995).

"A candidate in an election shall not be denied reasonable access to and use of, State-owned communication media."

(Section 22(1), Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005).

"All presidential candidates shall be given equal treatment on the State owned media to present their programmes to the people."

(Section 24(1), Presidential Elections Act, 2005).

"Government shall contribute funds or other public resources towards the activities of political parties or organisations represented in Parliament."

(Section 14A,  the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005 as completed and modified by the 2010 Amendment).

"A person who, either before or during an election with intent, either directly or indirectly to influence another person to vote or to refrain from voting for any candidate, gives or provides or causes to be given or provided any money, gift or other consideration to that other person, commits the offence of bribery and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both."

(Article 64(1), Presidential Elections Act, 2005).

A person who, either before or during an election with intent. either directly or indirectly to influence another person to vote or to refrain from voting for any candidate, gives or provides or causes to be given or provided any money, gift or other consideration to that other person, commits the offence of bribery and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both."

(Article 68(1), Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005).

"Every political party or organisation shall maintain at its national head office, an accurate and permanent record consisting if the following-

a) any contribution, donation or pledge of contribution or donation whether in cash or in kind made by the founders or promoters of the political party or organisation;

b) a statement of its accounts, showing the sources of its funds and the name of any person who has contributed to the funds including contributions by persons who are not citizens of Uganda, membership dues paid, donations in cash or in kind and all the financial transactions of the political party or organisation which are conducted through, by or with the head or national office of the political party or organisation;

c) any property that belongs to the political party or organisation and the time and mode of acquisition of the property; and

d) such other particulars as the Electoral Commission may reasonably require with respect to the foregoing.

(2) the record maintained under subsection (1) shall be accessible to any member of the political party or organisation.

(3) the accounts of every political party or organisation shall be audited once in every year but not later than six months after its financial year by an auditor from a recognized professional body.

(4) a copy of the audited accounts referred to in subsection (3) shall be filed by the political party or organisation with the Electoral Commission within six months from the end of the financial year."

(Section 12, the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"Political parties are obliged to submit their audited financial reports to the EC on an annual basis, and parliamentary campaign finance is part of yearly reports in case elections were held in a given year."

(EU (2016) Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections, Uganda, 18 February 2016. EU Election Observation Mission Report).

"Each candidate shall, within thirty days after the election—

(a) account to the Commission for the facilitation given to him or her under subsection (2);
(b) submit a return to the Commission disclosing all assistance obtained by the candidate from any source."

(Section 22(7), Presidential Elections Act, 2005).

"A member of a political party or organisation and also a member of the public is entitled upon payment of a reasonable fee prescribed by the Electoral Commission, to inspect or be given copies of the audited accounts of a political party or organisation filed with the Electoral Commission under this section."

(Section 12(5), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005).

"Every political party or organisation shall maintain at its national head office, an accurate and permanent record consisting if the following-

a) any contribution, donation or pledge of contribution or donation whether in cash or in kind made by the founders or promoters of the political party or organisation;

b) a statement of its accounts, showing the sources of its funds and the name of any person who has contributed to the funds including contributions by persons who are not citizens of Uganda, membership dues paid, donations in cash or in kind and all the financial transactions of the political party or organisation which are conducted through, by or with the head or national office of the political party or organisation."

(Section 12(1), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"A copy of the audited accounts referred to in subsection (3) shall be filed by the political party or organisation with the Electoral Commission within six months from the end of the financial year."

(Section 12(4), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"Each candidate shall, within thirty days after the election—

(a) account to the Commission for the facilitation given to him or her under subsection (2);
(b) submit a return to the Commission disclosing all assistance obtained by the candidate from any source."

(Section 22(7), Presidential Elections Act, 2005).

"Where a political party or organisation does not submit its audited accounts under subsection (4) the Electoral Commission may order the accounts of a political party or organisation to be audited by an auditor appointed by the Electoral Commission and also require the political party or organisation to file with the Electoral Commission the audited accounts at a time specified by the Electoral Commission."

(Section 12(6), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"Where a political party or organisation does not submit its audited accounts under subsection (4) the Electoral Commission may order the accounts of a political party or organisation to be audited by an auditor appointed by the Electoral Commission and also require the political party or organisation to file with the Electoral Commission the audited accounts at a time specified by the Electoral Commission."

(Section 12(6), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). "

"(9) A person who commits an offence under subsection (8) is liable on conviction—
(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (4), to a fine not exceeding one hundred and twenty currency points or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both; and
(b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both."

(Section 22(9), Presidential Elections Act, 2005).

"(9) Any political party or organisation which contravenes this section (i.e. Restriction on contributions from foreign sources), commits an offence; and any member of the executive committee of the political party or organisation who contributes in any way to the contravention also commits an offence, and is liable-

a) in the case of a political party or organisation, to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points; or

b) in the case of a member of the executive committee of the political party or organisation, to a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both.

(10) Without prejudice to any other penalty imposed by the court under this Act any money or other assistance, obtained by a political party or organisation contrary to this section shall be forfeited to the State by order of the court which convicts any person of a contravention of this section."

(Section 14, the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005). 

"(1) Where a political party or organisation does not comply with the provisions of this Act, the Electoral Commission may by writing require compliance; and if the political party or organisation persists in non-compliance, the Electoral Commission may apply to the High Court for an order winding up the political party or organisation.

(2) In any case, a political party or organisation convicted -

a) of an offence under section 14; or

b)of any other offence under this Act more than three times,

the Electoral Commission shall apply to the High Court for an order to de-register the political party or organisation and the High Court shall make such order as may be just for the disposition of the property, assets, rights and liabilities of the political party or organisation."

(Section 21(1&2), the Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005).