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Ksh.6.1B for president, Ksh.181M for Nairobi City: Inside IEBC’s 2027 campaign spending limits.
The electoral commission has published the ceilings on what candidates may spend campaigning at each level of the 2027 general election.
Nairobi – Citizen Digital reports on the spending ceilings the IEBC has set for the 2027 campaign, including Ksh.6.1 billion for a presidential bid and Ksh.181 million for the Nairobi City County governor's race.
Background
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is established under Article 88 of Kenya's 2010 constitution. It runs elections and referendums, registers voters and candidates, settles some electoral disputes and reviews constituency and ward boundaries.
Campaign spending ceilings come from the Election Campaign Financing Act of 2013, which requires the commission to set a limit for each elective seat and publish it well ahead of an election. Candidates and parties must operate dedicated campaign accounts and file spending returns after the vote.
Kenya's general election is held on the second Tuesday of August every fifth year. Voters elect the president, senators, governors, members of the National Assembly, county woman representatives and members of county assemblies on the same day. The next election is due in August 2027.
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The electoral commission has published the ceilings on what candidates may spend campaigning at each level of the 2027 general election.
Nairobi — Citizen Digital reports on the spending ceilings the IEBC has set for the 2027 campaign, including Ksh.6.1 billion for a presidential bid and Ksh.181 million for the Nairobi City County governor’s race.
Background
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is established under Article 88 of Kenya’s 2010 constitution. It runs elections and referendums, registers voters and candidates, settles some electoral disputes and reviews constituency and ward boundaries.
Campaign spending ceilings come from the Election Campaign Financing Act of 2013, which requires the commission to set a limit for each elective seat and publish it well ahead of an election. Candidates and parties must operate dedicated campaign accounts and file spending returns after the vote.
Kenya’s general election is held on the second Tuesday of August every fifth year. Voters elect the president, senators, governors, members of the National Assembly, county woman representatives and members of county assemblies on the same day. The next election is due in August 2027.
