The Political Parties Act enacted in 2011 earmarks at least 0.3 per cent of the revenue collected by the national government - which currently translates to about Sh3 billion - for parties. Critical operationsThe StandardDespite Article 92 (f) of the Constitution which established the Political Parties Fund, prescribing how each of the parties needs to access the money, Treasury is slow to do so. Besides State funding, parties have other revenue streams like membership fee and fee from candidates seeking to contest during party primaries. Under the Political Parties Act, only parties with at least five per cent of the total votes cast at the preceding General Election qualify for Government financing. This means that out of the 59 registered political parties in the country, only three meet the criteria for funding.

Source: Standard Digital April 08, 2019 21:04 UTC