ARINDA GORDON KAKUUMA had many reasons for running for office. It was his "passion"; he was keen to give back to his country, Uganda; and he wanted to help "my people". It was also "to satisfy my ego", the MP adds, with a laugh. Self-esteem comes at a price. Mr Arinda, whose five-year stint in parliament ends in May, lists some of his expenses: 50,000 posters, 100 agents, radio spots, ten cars for every rally and, on occasion, 100 boda-boda (motorbike) drivers "if you want to do a bit of a convoy and scare your opponents". Then there were the "donations": "If you go to a village you have to leave something." Mr Arinda estimates that to win a primary and an election costs at least $200,000, more than 200 times Uganda's GDP per head. After the votes are counted, the costs keep mounting. Mr Arinda reckons he gives $400 a day to his constituents for medical bills, school fees, funerals and so on. Every weekend a local organisation invites him to a fundraiser. "They bring a cow, you have to buy it; they bring goats, you have to buy them." As an MP, "you lose money," he says. "It's a hell of a job."
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机译：Arinda Gordon Kakuuma有很多竞选办公室的原因。这是他的“激情”;他热衷于回馈他的国家乌干达;他想帮助“我的人民”。它也是“满足我的自我”，议员笑了。自尊以一个价格出现。阿林达先生，议会的五年核算于五月结束，列出了他的一些费用：50,000名海报，100名代理商，无线电点，每次集会的十辆车，有时，100个博达 - 博达（摩托车）司机“如果你想做一点车队并吓唬你的对手“。然后有“捐赠”：“如果你去一个村里，你必须留下一些东西。”阿林达先生估计，赢得初级和选举费用至少为20万美元，每头乌干达的GDP超过200倍。投票计算后，成本继续安装。阿林达先生审议他每天为医疗账单，学费，葬礼等成分提供400美元。每个周末当地组织都会邀请他参加筹款人。 “他们带上了一头牛，你必须买它;他们带山羊，你必须买它们。”作为一个议员，“你赔钱，”他说。 “这是一份工作的地狱。”
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