29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?

70 (5) A political party campaign funding from the Consolidated Fund shall be allocated to political parties in the following manner--

(a) in respect of a political party which participated in the last elections, the funding shall be based on the number of votes gained in the last elections on condition that the votes gained were not less than the threshold required for registration with the Commission.

(b) in respect of a political party registered with the Commission which did not participate in the last elections, the funding shall be based on the threshold requirement for registration with the Commission; and

(c) in respect of political parties which have formed an alliance, funding shall be allocated to each political party.

71 (1) A political party which participated in the elections shall be entitled to funding from the Consolidated Fund on Annual basis depending on the number of seats it has in the National Assembly.

National Assembly Elections Act, 2018