coz its in the law? coz if you don't fund parties publicly - you cannot put laws to limit political financing from external parties like corporations. you cannot limit the effects of corporatocracy on democracy! benefits of limiting political party financing extend to campaign financing making sure that big boys are limited in their spending and giving a small boy/girl with not so many resources to burn a fighting chance.

plus - it is the first way of ensuring that political parties are not private property or briefcase entities.

OK, so we want to avoid external influence by corporates and foreigners? Do they really fund parties or they fund their favorite candidates? Have we stopped campaign fundraisings too? I feel that political parties in Kenya are useless and lack support away from their leaders. Which is why central was Narc in 02, PNU in 07 and TNA in '13.

Campaign budgets too will be restricted to specific max amounts. No more spending billions on a campaign by individuals.

exactly the problem that is being fixed. once we limit campaign financing we also limit corruption (why would TNA/Uhuru spend 17 billion to get into an office that gives him 2.5 million a month?). same thing about MPs and other people that we love complaining about.

Sometime back, figures in the region of billions were being floated. Kind of stories that can give serious kenyans ulcers. 200m is a welcome relief, much as I disagree with the entire idea.

Btw TIP itapata kakitu kweli?