The ruling Jubilee Party is the greatest beneficiary of the windfall from aspirants with an appetite for political seats. The seat of MCA proved to be the main cash cow for political parties, with Jubilee making Sh300 million from its 6,000 aspirants. Maendeleo Chap Chap has a total of 1,239 aspirants vying for various seats, including two governor aspirants in Kiambu County. Party of National Unity, led by Meru Governor Peter Munya made Sh3 million after fielding 2 governor aspirants, 8 National Assembly aspirants and 150 MCA aspirants. Charity Ngilu’s Narc Kenya made Sh1 million from two aspirants for National Assembly seats and about 30 MCA aspirants.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2017 09:00 UTC