The cost of election campaign (Part I)

Salakae said that what makes the matter worse is when there are private companies and individuals who are willing to fund them, but are scared. This is because they do not want to be seen to be associating with the opposition and risk sabotaging any business opportunities offered by the powers that be.  Most, Salakae has learnt, do not want to bite the hand that feeds them lest they go hungry and become poor.

He said this is a sad situation because they have to struggle in order to have well organised launches and traverse their constituency for campaigns.