There are myriad other problems with the implementation of the electoral process, for example the proposed fee structure for candidates for both houses of parliament. Candidates for the Upper House (Senate) are required to pay a whopping 20,000 US dollars to compete for a seat, while candidates Candidates for for the Lower House are required to pay 10,000 US dollars. Although this financial prerequisite has the Upper House been justified based on the need to raise domestic funds for election operations, the unintended (Senate) are consequences are clear: only the wealthiest Somalis (and the politicians they sponsor) are eligible to required to pay a seek elected office. This price tag, possibly the most expensive in the world, also directly encourages whopping 20,000 the proliferation of corruption. Most candidates for the 329-member bicameral parliament are simply US dollars to unable to come up with these funds on their own, and are forced to find political sponsors who will compete for a seat, expect the candidates to serve their interests in exchange for financial support. Somalia's political while candidates barons have effectively created a food chain in which they have sole control over both the supply and for the Lower demand.