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MP explains how politicians have to bribe voters in exchange for votes

by Enock Ndayala

Lugari MP Ayub Savula has sensationally suggested that any candidate seeking an elective seat in Kenya must be ready to bribe voters, failure to which they stand no chance of winning.

In an interview with Spice FM on Tuesday, February 1, the former Amani National Congress (ANC) deputy party leader said a lot of the money meant for the political campaign goes into bribing the electorate.

“Forget about logistics, logistics is about a car and fuel. The main cash goes to bribes and that is a fact. You cannot win an election without giving money (to the electorate),” Savula said.

MP explains how politicians have to bribe voters in exchange for votes
Lugari MP Ayub Savula has revealed that any candidate seeking an elective seat must bribe voters for him to win.

Savula, who has expressed interest to succeed outgoing Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya in the August 9 General Election, sensationally revealed that he used more than KSh 45 million campaigning for his parliamentary seat.

He said a single political rally could cost him up to KSh 500,000 depending on the size of the crowd in attendance.

He said in his Lugari constituency after he is done selling his manifesto, voters used to queue and his men used would bribe each voter KSh 100.

“If you go to a rally you must have an average of KSh 400-500 thousand depending on the crowd that will be there,

“You will not be seen dishing out the money because it is against the law but what you will do; you sit in your car and watch,

“In Lugari, I was giving out KSh 1000 shilling note to 10 people but you look at others you cannot give them KSh 100,

” Those people who appear to be most influential you give them a higher amount,” Savula revealed.

Savula further said that those influential people who form part of the aspirants’ campaign team are given between KSh 2000 and KSh 5,000 depending on how influential they are.

Last year, IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati set a limit for campaign spending limit for aspirants and political parties seeking elective seats at the county level during the electioneering period.

These according to the poll agency will “prevent dirty money obtained through corruption or organized crime from infiltrating the political system and thereby influencing public decision making.”

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