[File, Standard]The Sh14.5 billion allocated to the electoral board, IEBC, for the financial year 2021/2022 will not fund any possible referendum activities, The Standard has learnt. Hussein Marjan, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), told The Standard that the money allocated to the agency will be used in administration, daily running of the Commission and preparation for the 2022 general election. “Referendum costs were not factored in when the Treasury Cabinet Secretary announced allocations to the IEBC,” he said. Marjan, however, said the Commission had already prepared a budget for a referendum should it be held. The Commission was given Sh14.5 billion in the Sh3.6 trillion budget, months after the agency requested Sh14 billion to hold a referendum.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2021 09:11 UTC