Experts cite 2011 precedent, call for tighter control of campaign finance and voter bribery. Muhangi cautions that increased political spending, particularly large sums of cash stashed by politicians and later distributed in rural communities during campaigns, could flood the economy, destabilize the recently approved national budget, and undermine key economic goals, including the government’s target of attaining double-digit growth.
In their petition to the Electoral Commission’s Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, they argue that in their area, the election process was not free and fair, indicating that it was deliberately skewed in favour of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
They allege that some candidates have created camps which are used for tormenting and frustrating other opponents from carrying out their political activities.
