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IEBC would spend over Sh4b on Jubilee Party's primaries, says ODM

Acting Nakuru County Jubilee Party Coordinator James Karimi addresses a group of women during a party meeting in Naivasha yesterday. [photo: Antony Gitonga/Standard]

Taxpayers could fork out as much as Sh4.4 billion for each political party’s primaries conducted by the electoral agency.

Conducting competitive primaries in a ward for an MCA, MP, woman representative and governor is estimated to cost Sh3,000,000, according to ODM Director of Finance Joshua Kawino.

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