The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has received an additional Sh5.78 billion in recurrent expenditure in the new budget for the coming year beginning July 1, 2025.
On a day that President William Ruto received a report on the recruitment exercise of the electoral agency's Chairperson and commissioners by the Selection panel, it emerged that IEBC would get Sh9.63 billion in recurrent expenditure for the 2025/2026 financial year, up from Sh3.85 billion in the current financial year.
Of the amount, Sh3.35 billion in recurrent expenditure has been directed towards general administration planning and support services whereas Sh3.3 billion will go towards voter registration and electoral operations.
According to the budget books tabled before the National Assembly, another Sh2.35 billion will be expended towards the Electoral Information and Communication Technology- this represents a significant increase from a Sh425.5 million allocations in the current financial year for the same purpose.
