Kenya's Turbulent 2017 Elections Cost Half a Billion Dollars

Kenya’s government spent 54.1 billion shillings ($532 million) on elections last year after a disputed presidential vote spurred a rerun and additional outlay, the Treasury said.

Spending included 46.2 billion shillings by the election authorities and 7.4 billion shillings by the Interior Ministry, according to a report posted Tuesday on the Treasury’s website. The East African nation held a repeat election in October that President Uhuru Kenyatta won after the Supreme Court threw out his initial victory in an August vote, citing irregularities.