Election campaigns
- The average amount of money spent by participants during the party primary elections ahead of the 2016 general elections was UGX 222 million (USD 64,969).
- An analysis of the costs of running in party primaries by political parties showed a marked difference between the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party and opposition parties. NRM parliamentary aspirants spent UGX 232 million with the Democratic Party at UGX 141 million, Forum for Democratic Change at UGX 85 million, Peopl'e Progressive Party at UGX 11 million and Uganda People's Congress at UGX 46 million.
- The average amount of money spent during the parliamentary and LCV elections ahead of the 2016 general elections was UGX 242.9 million (USD 71,085).
- Mainstream male parliamentary aspirants spent UGX 212 million while their female mainstream counterparts spent UGX 307 million. Candidates for the affirmative action women parliamentary seats spent UGX 247 million.
- Overall, the average amount of money spent by a candidate during the 2016 primary and general elections was estimated by the study to be UGX 465 million (USD 136,084).
- Parliamentary candidates in the Western region spent the highest, up to UGX 570m over both the primary and general elections, whilst aspirants contesting in the Eastern region recorded the lowest levels at UGX 315m.