Compared to the ruling NRM whose elections were by universal adult suffrage, FDC, the biggest opposition party, opted for electoral colleges due to logistical constraints
 Bw'ogeraageranya n'ekibiina kya NRM ekiri mu buyinza abeeyambisa abantu abakulu okusalawo ebikwata ku kulonda, aba FDC nga kye kibiina ekisinga obunene ku ebyo ebivuganya gavumenti, baakikola mu ngeri ya njawulo.