IEBC Needs Ksh.61.7B to Conduct 2027 Elections
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Deputy CEO Obadiah Keitany says the electoral body requires Ksh.61.7 billion for the 2027 general election.
Speaking on Tuesday in Parliament, Obadiah told lawmakers the commission’s budget for boundary delimitation is Ksh.7 billion, but still awaits court advisory.
“The commission projects an additional 5.7 million new voters, to have a total of 28 million in the 2027 election,” Keitany said.
The electoral body further says some 45,352 Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits, which IEBC uses to electronically capture voters’ facial images, fingerprints and civil data, need replacement.
“There will be a total replacement of 45,352 KIEMS kits, except for the 14,000 bought in 2022. In total, 59,352 kits are required,” said IEBC Finance Director Osman Ibrahim adding that KIEMS kits become obsolete after 10 years and that the total cost of replacing them is Ksh.7 billion, going by the Ksh.65,000 cost of each.
“There will be a total replacement of 45,352 KIEMS kits, except for the 14,000 bought in 2022. In total, 59,352 kits are required,” the IEBC Finance Director explained.
There has not been any registration of new voters since the last elections in 2022, something the IEBC says is because they do not have a budget or commissioners.
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