Thirdway Alliance presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot on Monday launched a Paybill number to raise funds for campaigns ahead of the October 26 repeat poll.
Ekuru and his running mate Emmanuel Nzai are the second presidential hopefuls to reach out to well-wishers and supporters to help fund campaigns.
NASA leaders Raila Odinga
and Kalonzo Musyoka were the first to embrace the fundraising strategy that was popularised globally by former US President Barack Obama during his first term campaigns in 2008.
The duo launched their Paybill number on September 8, Raila likening every contribution to the purchase of a ticket to Canaan.
The NASA leader draws parallels, on Kenya's need for democratic freedom, to the Biblical Canaan that Israelites yearned for for years during their bondage in Egypt.
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Aukot, who was recently allowed by the High Court to participate in the repeat election, has launched Paybill number 175555 at a Nairobi hotel.
The Monday launch coincided with a fundraiser later in the day for the first-time presidential hopeful at the fresh polls which Raila has pulled out of.
"Thirdway Alliance Kenya Presidential campaign Fund Drive Committee cordially invites all well wishers, supporters and Kenyans at large for a fund raiser that will enable the Ekuru - Nzai candidature take the message of hope and change to all parts of Kenya.
“DAVID is ready to face GOLIATH - taking back our country from bad leadership," read the banner announcing the invitation.
Ekuru will face President Uhuru Kenyatta and four other candidates if Raila makes real his threat to boycott the polls.
Raila withdrew from the repeat polls and called for week-long protests to push for reforms at the IEBC before he agrees to participate in the rematch.
Cyrus Jirongo was locked out of the election by IEBC after the court declared him bankrupt.
However, the question of accountability of funds raised through such ventures remains critical among many Kenyans.
Soon after Raila withdrew from the rematch on October 11, Kenyans on Twitter and other social media sites immediately started asking what happens to the funds raised from well-wishers towards his campaigns.
In an exclusive interview with Radio Jambo last Wednesday, the orange party leader clarified that the funds were being used as they trickled in.
"We used the money on campaigns as soon as it hit the account. We are not a bank; we don't keep money," he said.
