Political parties that have been enjoying funding by the exchequer could have the money slashed drastically if a bill before Parliament sails through. An amendment to the Political Parties Act, 2011, would mean that the Political Parties Fund will no longer be pegged on the total national revenue raised annually. The Political Parties Act, 2011, which established the Political Parties Fund, sets an allocation of not less than 0.3 per cent of national revenues to political parties to entrench democracy. Jubilee and ODM are the only political parties that have been benefitting given their performance in the last election. Last year, the Court of Appeal awarded ODM Sh4 billion from the Political Parties Fund —being the accumulated arrears for the previous five years.

Source: The Star June 19, 2020 14:08 UTC