Presidential candidates keen on participating in next year's state house race can only spend a maximum of ksh.4.4b. According to campaign financing regulations gazetted by the electoral body - IEBC, awaiting parliamentary approval, presidential contenders will be required to constitute finance committees and account for their campaign expenditure, in an attempt to provide a level playing field for all players in President Uhuru Kenyatta's succession race. And as Francis Gachuri reports, gubernatorial candidates in Turkana, Marsabit and Nairobi counties will only be allowed to spend between ksh.117m and ksh.123m to finance their vote hunting missions.
