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Political parties windfall: How outfits shared out Sh2.26bn for 2025-26 financial year

Political parties windfall: How outfits shared out Sh2.26bn for 2025-26 financial year

Forty-seven parties that took part in the 2022 polls benefitted.

The President William Ruto-led United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Dr Oburu Oginga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Dr Fred Matiang’i’s Jubilee Party took the lion’s share of taxpayer funds given to political parties for the year up to June 30, a report tabled in the National Assembly shows.

Forty-seven parties that took part in the 2022 General Election received a total of Sh2.26 billion in disbursements. Combined, the top three took home 79 per cent of the amount.

In brief

The President William Ruto-led United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Dr Oburu Oginga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Dr Fred Matiang’i’s Jubilee Party took the lion’s share of taxpayer funds given to political parties for the year up to June 30, a report tabled in the National Assembly shows. Forty-seven parties that took part in the 2022 General Election received a total of Sh2.26 billion in disbursements. Combined, the top three took home 79 per cent of the amount.

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