The 2017 general elections could cost the taxpayer Sh30 billion, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced.
Speaking in Kericho on Tuesday, the electoral body CEO Ezra Chiloba said the country must be ready to invest enough for the body to hold free, fair and credible polls, further challenging Kenyans to turn up in large numbers to resister as voters.
"If you want a certain kind of election, you should be able to pay for it," he said.
“In the last few days there have been questions being raised on how we are procuring the ballots for the general election but we are doing it because there is no other time to prepare. We have to plan for it now since we do not want any questions raised later because of mismanaged procurement,” he added.
The next polls are scheduled for August, 2017.