CAMPAIGN FINANCING LAW: KABALE RESIDENTS AFFIRM IT

BY VANANSIO MBABAZI KAKOGOSO

Alliance for Election Campaign Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) in
collaboration with Kick Corruption out of Uganda all a Non governmental
organizations are collecting signatures to petition parliament to
enact Election financing law.
Election finance law is aimed at regulating politicians from dishing
out lot of money during campaigns that later affects the country’s
economy.
This was revealed yesterday during a dialogue meeting organized by Kick
Corruption out of Uganda at Kirigime guest house in Kabale
municipality.

The meeting was aimed at generating views from voters
before the petition is presented before parliament.
Some of the aspirants in the recent concluded elections who include
Benson Ainebyoona from Kamwezi sub county, Pius Rwakimari from
Kyanamira Sub County, Evas Mugabi from Northern division among others
said that the law was overdue.

The Technical Associate Alliance for Election Campaign Finance
Monitoring (ACFIM) Eddy Kayinda said that they want the law passed to
have leveled ground ahead of next elections.
He also revealed that in the recent concluded elections, presidential
and parliamentary aspirants spent 2.4 trillion shillings in the
electoral process.

The Kabale district speaker Loy Zikampereza accused government leaders
for spending a lot of money during elections which has led to
increased prices of products.