IEBC in trouble as Treasury CS Henry Rotich slashes its Sh45 billion budget

IEBC chairman Isaack Hassan flanked by his CEO Ezra Chiloba, addresses the press at the end of a two-day workshop for political parties in Naivasha. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) multi-billion shilling plan for the next General Election faces a serious financial setback.

The National Treasury has proposed major budget cuts giving IEBC only two-thirds of the Sh45 billion they had requested to manage the elections.