Political Laws: Funding of Political Partiez

Section 28 of the Kenya Political parties Act.
Political Parties Fund.
28. There is established a Fund to be known as the Political Parties
Fund, which shall be administered by the Registrar.

Sources of moneys in the Fund.
29. (1) The sources of the Fund are—
(a) such funds as may be provided by the Minister of Finance
in the annual estimates; and
(b) contributions and donations to the Fund from any other
source.
(2)  The moneys in the Fund not immediately required for
payment to political parties shall be invested in such securities as may
be approved by Treasury.

Purposes of the Fund.
30. (1) Moneys allocated to a registered political party from
the Fund may be used for purposes compatible with democracy
including—
(a) promoting active participation by individual citizens in
political life;
(b) covering the election expenses of the political party and the broadcasting of the policies of the political party;
(c) ensuring continuous vital links between the people and
organs of State;
(d) the organization by the political party of civic education in
democracy and other electoral processes;
(e)  bringing the party’s influence to bear on the shaping of
public opinion; and
(f)  not more than twenty-five per cent for the administrative
expenses of the party.
(2) Moneys allocated to a registered political party from the Fund
shall not be used—
(a) for paying directly or indirectly remuneration, fees, rewards,
or any other benefit to a member or supporter of the political
party;
(b) to finance or as a contribution to any matter, cause, event or
occasion directly or indirectly in contravention of any code
of ethics binding on public officers;
(c) directly or indirectly for the purposes of establishing any
business or acquiring or maintaining any right or financial
interest whatsoever in any business or in any immovable
property, except where the right or interest in the immovable
property is to be used by the party solely for ordinary party
political purposes; or
(d) for any other purpose incompatible with the promotion of a
multiparty democracy and the electoral processes.
(3) The Fund shall be distributed as follows—

(a)  fifteen percent shall be distributed equally among political
parties;
(b) eighty percent shall be distributed proportionately by
reference to the total number of votes secured at the last
general election by each political party’s presidential,
parliamentary and civic candidates; and
(c) five per cent for the administration expenses of the Fund:
Provided that—
(i) where a presidential candidate is supported by more than
one political party, only the votes cast for parliamentary
and civic candidates of the respective parties shall be
taken into account in calculating the amount payable to
the respective parties; and
(ii) in the case of a political party with corporate member par-
ties which opt for joint nomination of parliamentary and
civic candidates, its share of the Fund under paragraph
(b) shall be further distributed proportionately to the
member parties in reference to the total number of votes
secured at the last general election by each parliamentary
and civic candidate belonging to the party.
(3A) For the purposes of paragraph (ii) of the proviso to subsection
(3), a political party with corporate member parties which opt for joint
nomination of parliamentary or civic candidates shall, on the date for
the nomination of candidates, indicate to the Commission the party to
which each candidate belongs.
(4)  No political party shall benefit from the Fund if its registered
national office bearers do not reflect at least a third of either gender.