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Taxpayers spent Sh36 billion for August election

Cost per voter fell too Sh1,600 but poll experts say it should be around $8.

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by The Star

Big-read02 January 2023 - 15:56
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Tallying of constituency votes at Bomas of Kenya on August 11, 2022

Taxpayers paid more than Sh36 billion for the August 9, 2022, general elections, of which Sh34 billion was solely spent by the polls agency. And it's going up.

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