Transparency International Kenya
Oversight Bodies · Public Financing

Institutional Funding

Kenya's electoral democracy and political transparency depend on the independent funding of the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Compare National Treasury printed budgets, approved exchequer allocations, and actual absorption rates.

ORPP FY 24/25 Allocation

KES 2.94B

Printed Budget: KES 3.12B (94.2% approved)

ORPP Average Absorption

96.0%

High efficiency in PPF statutory disbursement

IEBC FY 24/25 Allocation

KES 7.20B

Printed Budget: KES 8.45B (85.2% approved)

IEBC Average Absorption

93.0%

Spikes during general election cycles (97.5%)

Printed Budget vs Actual Absorbed Spend (KES Billions)

Historical comparison between National Treasury appropriations and absorbed exchequer releases

Treasury MTEF & OAG

ORPP: Office of the Registrar of Political Parties

Statutory Fund Manager

Administers the Political Parties Fund (PPF), verifies party membership rolls, enforces the Political Parties Act, and monitors annual financial disclosures filed by all registered political organizations.

Registrar: Ann Nderitu, CBSAudit Rating: Unqualified (Clean)

IEBC: Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Electoral Regulator

Mandated under Article 88 of the Constitution and the Election Campaign Financing Act 2013 to establish campaign spending limits, register candidate authorized spending accounts, and police election-period campaign outlays.

CEO: Hussein MarjanAudit Rating: Qualified

Institutional Fiscal Performance Records

Detailed breakdown of printed estimates, exchequer releases, and absorption rates by financial year

Fiscal YearInstitutionPrinted BudgetApproved AllocationActual AbsorbedAbsorption %VarianceOAG Audit Rating
FY 2024/2025ORPPKES 3.12BKES 2.94BKES 2.81B95.6%KES 310MUnqualified (Clean)
FY 2023/2024ORPPKES 2.85BKES 2.71BKES 2.63B97.0%KES 220MUnqualified (Clean)
FY 2022/2023ORPPKES 2.45BKES 2.32BKES 2.21B95.3%KES 240MQualified
FY 2021/2022ORPPKES 1.98BKES 1.86BKES 1.79B96.2%KES 190MUnqualified (Clean)
FY 2024/2025IEBCKES 8.45BKES 7.20BKES 6.48B90.0%KES 1970MQualified
FY 2023/2024IEBCKES 7.10BKES 5.90BKES 5.15B87.3%KES 1950MQualified
FY 2022/2023IEBCKES 44.60BKES 41.20BKES 40.18B97.5%KES 4420MQualified
FY 2021/2022IEBCKES 22.80BKES 20.40BKES 19.85B97.3%KES 2950MQualified