Why Kenyan elections cost Sh2,500 per voter

In August, IEBC declared that it will need Sh40.9 billion to conduct the 2022 polls. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenya still stands as one of the countries with the most expensive elections despite the struggling economy.

In the months leading up to the 2013 General Election, the Treasury allocated the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Sh36 billion. The election...