Cash-strapped IEBC grapples with over Sh1 billion debt
PHOTO | FILE Electoral commission officials prepare election materials in Bungoma. A company contracted to deliver printers during last year’s General Election is seeking Sh270 million from the electoral commission.
13 law firms billed Sh380 million in legal fees for the presidential petition
The Law Society of Kenya had initially proposed that the charges be raised by between 80 and 100 per cent.
Sources at the institution said the commission has accumulated over Sh2 billion in debt since the last General Election, and has only managed to pay about half of it.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is “drowning in debt."
Sources at the institution said the commission has accumulated over Sh2 billion in debt since the last General Election, and has only managed to pay about half of it.
