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LAWS OF KENYA
ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT
CAP. 7A
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVI—No. 1 on 3 January 2014
- Assented to on 24 December 2013
- Commenced on 10 January 2014
- [Amended by Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017) on 30 January 2017]
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Election Campaign Financing Act.1A. Suspension of operation of Act
The operation of this Act is suspended and the Act shall come into force immediately after the general elections to be held in the year 2017.[Act No. 1 of 2017, s. 32.]2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"anonymous donation" means a donation which the recipient is, unable to ascertain the identity of the donor;"bank" means a bank as defined under the Banking Act (Cap. 488);"candidate" means a person contesting for an elective post;"campaign expenses" means expenses incurred by a candidate, a political party, a referendum committee or an organisation registered by the Commission to campaign in support of a candidate, a political party or a referendum committee during an election period;"campaign financing" means resources spent by a candidate or a political party during an election period for purposes of campaign;"campaign period" has the meaning assigned to it under the Elections Act (Cap. 7);"Commission" means the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission established under Article 88 of the Constitution;"contribution" means monetary and non-monetary contributions including loans, donations, grants, gifts, property, services provided to a candidate or political party, and money spent on behalf of a candidate, political party or referendum committee in paying any expenses incurred directly or indirectly, but does not include volunteer services;"election" means a presidential, parliamentary or county election, and includes a referendum and a by-election;"election expenses" means all funds expended or expenses incurred in respect of the conduct and management of a nomination process, election campaign by a political party or a candidate or a referendum campaign and include—Part II – FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION
3. Functions of the Commission
4. Powers of the Commission
Part III – REGULATION OF EXPENDITURE
5. Election campaign financing rules
The Commission shall make rules to regulate election campaign financing —6. Authorised persons
7. Party expenditure committee
8. Independent candidate expenditure committee
9. Referendum expenditure committee
10. Submission of expenditure reports
Part IV – CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS
11. Sources of campaign finances
The sources of funds for purposes of financing party nomination, election or referendum campaigns are —12. Limits to contributions
13. Anonymous contributions or contributions from an illegal source
14. Prohibition on contributions
15. Support by an organisation
16. Disclosure of funds
17. Surplus campaign funds
A candidate, political party or a referendum committee shall—18. Spending limits
19. Authorised expenditures
The Commission shall, at least twelve months before an election, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe the nature of authorised items or activities for which campaign expenses may be incurred, including the cost of—20. Media coverage
Part V – DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND OFFENCES
21. Dispute resolution
22. Offences
A person who—23. Offences by a candidate, a political party or a referendum committee
24. General penalty
A person convicted of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is provided shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two million shillings or a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both.Part VI – MISCELLANEOUS
25. Registration and dissolution of expenditure committees
26. Records
27. Audit of accounts
The Auditor-General may, on the request of the Commission, audit the accounts relating to the campaign expenses of a candidate, a political party or a referendum committee.28. Claims and objections
29. Provisions on delegated powers
History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement
30 January 2017
10 January 2014
Commenced
03 January 2014
24 December 2013
Assented to
Cited documents 3
Act 3
1. | Elections Act | 997 citations |
2. | Political Parties Act | 617 citations |
3. | Banking Act | 377 citations |
Documents citing this one 11
Judgment 5
Gazette 4
1. | Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVI-No. 100 | |
2. | Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVIII-No. 90 | |
3. | Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXIII-No. 162 | |
4. | Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXIII-No. 209 |
Legal Notice 2
1. | The Statutory Instruments (Exemption from Expiry) Regulations | |
2. | The Statutory Instruments (Exemption from Expiry) Regulations |