It is not as if the IEBC is telling political parties to spend Sh15 billion on pain of dissolution if they don’t. The arguments put out can only make sense if some of those complaining are ready to spend Sh10 billion. What I believe the IEBC was doing was to cap the spending at a level it thought was realistic. The body is also mandated to announce these spending limits exactly 12 months before the next elections, which it did. Certainly, excessive campaign spending is something that should worry Kenyans.

Source: Daily Nation August 19, 2016 18:14 UTC