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Building a Campaign Budget That Survives IEBC Scrutiny
*Updated 2 October 2026.* Kenya's move to mandate dedicated campaign bank accounts alongside real spending ceilings for 2027 means a campaign budget now has to be built to survive scrutiny, not just...
Kenya Finally Has Real Campaign Spending Limits: What Each Race Can Spend in 2027
A presidential candidate may spend Sh6.11 billion in 2027, under limits in the IEBC's Gazette notice of 7 August 2026. Every seat down to the ward now has its own ceiling, and the rules that come with it.
The M-Pesa Mistake Quietly Draining Campaign Budgets
*Updated 2 October 2026.* ## It's rarely theft. It's almost always reconciliation. Ask a campaign treasurer where the money went and, more often than campaigns like to admit, the honest answer is "w...
Paid Staff and Volunteers on One Team, and Where the Line Goes
Money on a campaign is never really secret. The damage comes from a team that half knows who is being paid, for what, and on what terms, and fills the gaps by guessing.