IEBC sets 2027 campaign spending limits, presidential ceiling at KSh 6.1 billion

JEFF: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has set spending limits for those seeking elective positions in the 2027 General Election. OLIVE: The new campaign financing rules, which were gazetted by the electoral body, also require the candidates to make public sources of their funding, and spell out hefty penalties, including a five-year jail term for those who will flout the rules. JEFF: Under the new ceiling, a presidential candidate may now legally spend up to 6.1 billion shillings to campaign for the presidency. OLIVE: Brenda Wanga has gone through the fine print and found the numbers land right in the middle of a very public fight over how that money should be raised in the first place.