Parties mint millions from primary disputes

Jubilee Party appeals tribunal chairperson Faith Waigwa makes a ruling at the party headquaters in Nairobi. (Photo: Boniface Okendo/Standard)

Political parties are minting millions from thousands of nomination losers who have filed petitions challenging the results.

After raking in billions of shillings in nomination fees – parties had imposed varying application fees to clear candidates to contest various posts – they are now cashing in on disputes arising from the party elections.