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The essential point
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This 2017 revised edition assigns IEBC to regulate campaign financing: register authorised actors, supervise campaign expenses, set and enforce spending and contribution limits, verify funding sources, monitor expenditure and provide a reporting framework.
Evidence: Functions of the Commission, section 3, revised edition p. 7; retained PDF physical p. 7
Why it matters
The edition draws a line around state advantage: it bars campaign contributions from the State, state institutions or agencies and other public resources, and bars their use to support campaigns.
Evidence: Prohibition on contributions, section 14(1)–(2), revised edition p. 12; retained PDF physical p. 12
Open the key points and evidence
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The 2017 text says each authorised person should open a campaign-financing account, submit its details to IEBC and deposit candidate, party or other lawful-source contributions there.
Campaign-financing account, section 6(6)–(7), revised edition p. 9; retained PDF physical p. 9 -
It says campaigns should not keep anonymous or illegal-source contributions and should report and submit any such contribution to IEBC within fourteen days.
Anonymous and illegal-source contributions, section 13, revised edition p. 12; retained PDF physical p. 12 -
The edition requires receipts above KSh 20,000, harambee records and disclosure of contribution amounts and sources, while saying those disclosures remain confidential except for complaints, investigations or court proceedings.
Disclosure of funds, section 16(1)–(6), revised edition p. 13; retained PDF physical p. 13 -
It says IEBC should prescribe spending limits by Gazette notice and consider geography, election type, population, party membership for nominations and communication infrastructure.
Spending limits, section 18(1)–(5), revised edition p. 14; retained PDF physical p. 14 -
A person objecting to submitted campaign expenditure may file a prescribed claim; the edition gives seven days for pre-election decisions and fourteen days after an election.
Claims and objections, section 28, revised edition p. 17; retained PDF physical p. 17
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