1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?

Uganda

Uganda

Answer
No
Source

"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). 

Comment

However, there is a donation limit for foreign donations, i.e. 20 000 currency points per year, where a currency point is 20,000 Shilling, making the total limit to 400,000,000 Shilling [I$104,000].

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