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Somalia : Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Political Financing
Indicators		Score
20	Are there regulations governing the financing of political parties?	0
21	Are there regulations governing the financing of individual political candidates?	0
22	Are the regulations governing the political financing of parties effective?	0
23	Are the regulations governing the political financing of individual candidates effective?	0
24	Can citizens access records related to the financing of political parties?	0
25	Can citizens access records related to the financing of individual candidates' campaigns?	0

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Are there regulations governing the financing of political parties?

20a: In law, there are regulations governing private contributions to political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

References: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

20b: In law, there are limits on individual donations to political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

References: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

20c: In law, there are limits on corporate donations to political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

References: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

20d: In law, there are limits on total political party expenditures.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

References: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

20e: In law, there are requirements for the disclosure of donations to political parties.

Score:

YES

$Scoring Criteria :: YES: A YES score is earned if there are any requirements mandating the disclosure of financial contributions to political parties. NO: A NO score is earned if there are no requirements mandating the disclosure of contributions to political parties, existing regulations do not require a donor\'s name or amount given, or the regulations allow for anonymous donations.$

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

References: There is no applicable law which governs private contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as a whole.

20f: In law, there are requirements for the independent auditing of the finances and expenditures of political parties.

Score:

YES

$Scoring Criteria :: YES: A YES score is earned if there is a legal or regulatory requirement for the independent auditing of party finances and expenditures. The auditing is performed by an impartial third-party. NO: A NO score is earned if there are no legal or regulatory requirements for the independent auditing of political parties\' finances and expenditures or if such requirements exist but allow for parties to self-audit.$

Comments: There is no applicable law which requires for independent auditing of the finance and expenditure of political parties because there is anarchy and lack of political system in the country as whole. There are no political parties in Somalia.

References: There is no applicable law which requires for independent auditing of the finance and expenditure of political parties because there is anarchy and lack of political system in the country as whole. There are no political parties in Somalia.

20g: In law, there is an agency or entity that monitors the financing of political parties.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no agency or entity that monitors the financing of political parties because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: There is no agency or entity that monitors the financing of political parties because there are no political parties in Somalia.

Are there regulations governing the financing of individual political candidates?

21a: In law, there are regulations governing private contributions to individual political candidates.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no regulation which governs a private contribution to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: There is no regulation which governs a private contribution to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

21b: In law, there are limits on individual donations to political candidates.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no applicable law which puts limits on a private contribution to individual political candidate because there is anarchy and lack of political system in the country as whole.

References: There is no applicable law which puts limits on a private contribution to individual political candidate because there is anarchy and lack of political system in the country as whole.

21c: In law, there are limits on corporate donations to individual political candidates.

Score:

YES

Comments: There is no applicable law which puts limits on corporate contributions to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: There is no applicable law which puts limits on corporate contributions to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

21d: In law, there are requirements for the disclosure of donations to individual political candidates.

Score:

YES

$Scoring Criteria :: YES: A YES score is earned if there are any requirements mandating the disclosure of financial contributions to individual political candidates. NO: A NO score is earned if there are no requirements mandating the disclosure of contributions to individual political candidates, existing regulations do not require a donor\'s name or amount given, or the regulations allow for anonymous donations.$

Comments: There is no applicable law which requires the disclosure of donations to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: There is no applicable law which requires the disclosure of donations to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

21e: In law, there are requirements for the independent auditing of the campaign finances of individual political candidates.

Score:

YES

$Scoring Criteria :: YES: A YES score is earned if there is a legal or regulatory requirement for the independent auditing of an individual candidate\'s campaign finances and expenditures. The auditing is performed by an impartial third-party. NO: A NO score is earned if there are no legal or regulatory requirements for the independent auditing of an individual candidate\'s campaign finances and expenditures or if such requirements exist but allow for candidates to self-audit.$

Comments: There is no applicable law which requires for independent auditing of the campaign finances of political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

There are no any political parties in Somalia.

References: There is no applicable law which requires for independent auditing of the campaign finances of political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

There are no any political parties in Somalia.

21f: In law, there is an agency or entity that monitors the financing of individual political candidates' campaigns.

Score:

YES

$Scoring Criteria :: YES: A YES score is earned if there is a domestic agency or set of domestic agencies/entities formally assigned to monitor and enforce laws and regulations around the financing of individual political candidates\' campaigns. A YES score is earned even if the agency/entity is ineffective in practice. NO: A NO score is earned if there is no such agency or entity.$

Comments: There is no any agency or entity that monitors the financing of individual political candidates because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: There is no any agency or entity that monitors the financing of individual political candidates because there are no political parties in Somalia.

Are the regulations governing the political financing of parties effective?

22a: In practice, the limits on individual donations to political parties are effective in regulating an individual's ability to financially support a political party.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs a private contribution to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of political system in the country as whole.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ali Maxamuud, Teacher, Al-khaliil Primary and Secondary School (Al-Khaliil School, July 2008).

22b: In practice, the limits on corporate donations to political parties are effective in regulating a company's ability to financially support a political party.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which limits corporate contributions to political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Oct. 2008).

22c: In practice, the limits on total party expenditures are effective in regulating a political party's ability to fund campaigns or politically-related activities.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which puts a limits on total political party expenditures because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Oct. 2008).

22d: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of political parties independently initiates investigations.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no any agency or entity that monitors the financing of political parties because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Oct. 2008).

22e: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of political parties imposes penalties on offenders.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no any agency or entity that monitors the financing of individual political candidates because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

22f: In practice, contributions to political parties are audited.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which requires independent auditing of the finances and expenditures of political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

There are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

Are the regulations governing the political financing of individual candidates effective?

23a: In practice, the limits on individual donations to political candidates are effective in regulating an individual's ability to financially support a particular candidate.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs a private donation to individual political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

23b: In practice, the limits on corporate donations to individual candidates are effective in regulating a company's ability to financially support a candidate.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which governs corporate donations to political candidates because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

23c: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of individual candidates' campaigns independently initiates investigations.

Score:

100

$Scoring Criteria :: 100 Score Criteria: The agency or entity aggressively starts investigations into allegations of wrong doing with respect to the financing of individual candidates\' campaigns. The agency is fair in its application of this power. 50 Score Criteria: The agency or entity will start investigations, but often relies on external pressure to set priorities, or has limited effectiveness when investigating. The agency, thought limited in effectiveness, is still fair in its application of power. 0 Score Criteria: The agency or entity rarely investigates on its own, or the agency or entity is partisan in its application of this power.$

Comments: There is no any agency or entity that monitors the financing of individual political candidates' campaigns or that independently initiate investigations because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

Peer Review Comments: In Somaliland it is different, as it is with most of the issues in this list of questions on parties.

23d: In practice, when necessary, an agency or entity monitoring the financing of individual candidates' campaigns imposes penalties on offenders.

Score:

100

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

23e: In practice, the finances of individual candidates' campaigns are audited.

Score:

100

$Scoring Criteria :: 100 Score Criteria: The finances of individual candidates\' campaigns are regularly audited using generally accepted auditing practices. 50 Score Criteria: The finances of individual candidates\' campaigns are audited, but audits are limited in some way, such as using inadequate auditing standards, or the presence of exceptions to disclosed contributions. 0 Score Criteria: The finances of individual candidates\' campaigns are not audited, or the audits performed have no value in tracking contributions. Audits may be performed by entities known to be partisan or biased in their practices.$

Comments: There is no applicable law which requires for independent auditing of the finance and expenditure of political parties because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

There are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

Can citizens access records related to the financing of political parties?

24a: In practice, political parties disclose data relating to financial support and expenditures within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: There is no applicable law which requires the data disclosure of donations to political financial support and expenditures within a reasonable time because there is anarchy and a lack of a political system in the country as whole.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

24b: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of political parties within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: Citizens cannot access the financial records of political parties in a reasonable time because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

24c: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of political parties at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments: Citizens cannot access the financial records of political parties at a reasonable cost because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

Can citizens access records related to the financing of individual candidates' campaigns?

25a: In practice, individual political candidates disclose data relating to financial support and expenditures within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: Citizens cannot access the financial records of individual candidates' political parties in reasonable time because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

25b: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of individual candidates (their campaign revenues and expenditures) within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: Citizens cannot access the financial records of individual candidates' political parties in a reasonable time because there are no political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).

25c: In practice, citizens can access the financial records of individual candidates (their campaign revenues and expenditures) at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments: Citizens cannot access the financial records of individual candidates' political parties at a reasonable cost because there are no any political parties in Somalia.

References: Husein Haji Bood, Chairman, National Peace Forum (National Peace Forum Headquarters, Oct. 2008).

A/raxmaan Ibrahim Mahaamed, Consultant, Shibis District, Sept. 2008).