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Why Kenyan elections cost Sh2,500 per voter

In August, IEBC declared that it will need Sh40.9 billion to conduct the 2022 polls. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenya still stands as one of the countries with the most expensive elections despite the struggling economy.

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