European Union is concerned over the high level of commercialization of politics in election campaigns as the country is heading for elections in 2016. The concern was raised by the head of the European Union, Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, while meeting the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah as the EU delegation is in the country to assess whether to deploy fully-fledged observation Mission for the 2016 general elections.

Ambassador Kristian said that he has talked to many members of parliament but their concern is the increasing commercialization of politics and facilitation for elections. He asked whether this new scope of commercialization of politics will have a solution; He also questioned whether government has a code of conduct on how much someone can spend in politics.

The deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah agreed with the European Union delegation concern, noting that commercialization of politics in the country is worse. He said that some people in politics sale their houses, borrow money from banks and when they lose elections they live in bad shape financially. He said there are situation of people who do not spend a coin, those who spend little and those who spend much money in elections , adding that there is a  greatest failure of regulating electoral financing.

He however said that there are some people who do not print posters and no money used but they win elations more than once. He said that will be glad if the European Union send in Uganda the observer mission for 2016 general elections as the country desire for free and fair election.