30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Kenya

Kenya

Answer
Proportional to votes received Proportional to seats received
Source

Political Parties Act, 2022 (Section 25)
Distribution of the Fund
(1) The Fund shall be distributed as follows—
(a) seventy per cent of the Fund proportionately by reference to the total number of votes secured by each political party in the preceding general election;
(b) fifteen per cent of the Fund proportionately to political parties based on the number of candidates of the political party from special interest groups elected in the preceding general election;
(c) ten per cent of the Fund proportionately to political parties based on the total number of representatives from the political party elected in the preceding general election; and
(d) five per cent for the administration expenses of the Fund.

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