◆ Money · Organic Law n° 10/2013/OL as amended 2018 · as of 5 November 2026
Equal shares,
declared gifts.
Rwandan parties live on members' dues, donations, their own activities and State grants. The State grant is the same for every registered party. Gifts of FRW 1 million or more must be declared to the Rwanda Governance Board within 30 days, and no foreigner, NGO or faith-based organisation may give at all.
Who may give
Rwandan money,
on the record.
- Income Where party money may come from Members' contributions, donations and bequests, income from the party's activities, and State grants. Art. 23 ↗
- Donations Large donations reported within 30 days A donation of FRW 1,000,000 or more must be declared in writing to the Rwanda Governance Board within 30 days, naming the donor, its type and value, with a copy to the Ombudsman. The law sets no ceiling on the size of a donation. Art. 24 as amended (2018 law) ↗
- Banned donors Banned donors Parties may not accept donations from foreigners, foreign States, NGOs, faith-based organisations, foreign companies, or organisations owned by or with shareholders who are foreigners. Public institutions and parastatals may not donate, and gifts likely to undermine the independence and integrity of the country are banned.
foreigners; foreign States; non-governmental organisations; faith-based organisations; foreign business companies or industries, and organisations owned by foreigners or in which foreigners are shareholders
Arts. 24 (as amended) and 25 ↗ - The State No State assets for party work State property may not be used in the activities or interest of a political organisation.
State assets cannot be used in the activities or interest of a political organisation.
Art. 28 as amended ↗
Try it · Organic Law 10/2013/OL as amended 2018, Arts. 23–25
Can the party accept it?
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Encodes the articles quoted on this page, nothing more; it is not legal advice. The law sets no ceiling on a lawful donation and no spending limit for campaigns.
Public money
The same grant
for every party.
- The State · Art. 28(1º) as amended
An equal annual grant to every registered party
Each financial year the Government gives registered political organisations grants in equal shares, through the registering authority (RGB), according to the State's financial resources.
Organic Law N° 005/2018.OL amending Organic Law N° 10/2013/OL (RwandaLII) ↗ - Campaigns · Art. 28(2º) as amended
Campaign support for those who reach 5%
The State budget provides grants to political organisations and independent candidates to support campaign activities, paid only to those that scored at least 5% of the votes. Rwanda funded its 2024 elections entirely from its own budget (AU–COMESA EOM).
Organic Law N° 005/2018.OL amending Organic Law N° 10/2013/OL (RwandaLII) ↗scored at least five per cent (5%) of the votes
- The Forum · Constitution Art. 59; Arts. 51–53 as amended
The Forum of Political Organisations
The NFPO is funded by Government subsidies and grants, partners, donations, bequests, loans and its own activities; its use of subsidies is audited under the relevant laws. Each party has four representatives in its General Assembly, at least two of them women.
Organic Law N° 005/2018.OL amending Organic Law N° 10/2013/OL (RwandaLII) ↗
State subsidy to the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations · 2024/25
FRW 550 million
Press-reported, not official: press only, no official budget line found; up from FRW 400 million in 2023/24. Paid to the Forum, which settles claims on the parties' behalf. The New Times, June 2024: political parties forum gears up for July elections (NFPO spokesperson Abbas Mukama) ↗
Campaign support · Art. 28(2º) as amended · the 2024 results
Five per cent
or no support.
State campaign support goes only to parties and independent candidates that "scored at least five per cent (5%) of the votes". On the 2024 results read literally, that is three lists and one presidential candidate.
| List | Share | 5% or more |
|---|---|---|
| RPF-Inkotanyi and partners | 68.83% | Yes |
| PL | 8.66% | Yes |
| PSD | 8.62% | Yes |
| PDI | 4.61% | No |
| Green Party | 4.56% | No |
| PS Imberakuri | 4.51% | No |
| Janvier Nsengiyumva (ind.) | 0.21% | No |
| Candidate | Share | 5% or more |
|---|---|---|
| KAGAME Paul · RPF | 99.18% | Yes |
| HABINEZA Frank · Green Party | 0.50% | No |
| MPAYIMANA Philippe · Independent | 0.32% | No |
For seats the NEC rounded shares to a whole per cent, which let PDI, the Green Party and PS Imberakuri (4.5–4.6%) win seats; whether the same rounding applied to campaign support, and what was paid to whom, is not published. Threshold: 5% of the votes. Results: NEC (official).
Accounts and audit
The Ombudsman
reads the books.
- Annual accounts Each party sends its financial statements to RGB by 30 September of the following financial year, with a copy to the Ombudsman, and keeps its records for five years. Art. 26 ↗
- The Ombudsman checks the books Parties submit their books to the Office of the Ombudsman by 30 September; the Ombudsman verifies them every year and sends a copy of its findings to RGB and the Senate. Art. 27 ↗
What is not published or not regulated
- No limit on the size of a donation (only a reporting threshold).
- No published spending limit for campaigns was found in the organic law.
- Party accounts and Ombudsman verification reports are not published as open data.
- The organic law governing elections (n° 002/2026.OL) sets no candidate deposit and no campaign-spending rule: a search of its text for deposits, fees, financing and expenses found none (this site's reading, 5 November 2026).
- No amount paid to any party, as annual grant or campaign support, is published per party.
International IDEA's Political Finance Database summarises Rwanda's rules (secondary).