An affiliate of Party of National Unity MI is In court challenging the distribution of Sh200 million parties fund. The National Rainbow Coalition Kenya (Narc-Kenya) wants Registrar of Political Parties temporarily stopped from distributing any funds due to PNU under the Political Parties Fund pending hearing and determination of the suit, Further, Narc-Kenya wants the Registrar of Political Parties directed to distribute the funds allocated to PNU and Its affiliate parties “strictly in accordance with provisions of Political Parties Act”. ‘Section 30(3)(1) of the Act makes a provision that where a presidential candidate is supported by more than one political party, only the votes cast for the Parliamentary and Civic candidates of the respective parties shall be taken into account In calculating amount payable to the respective parties from the political fund,” the applicant argues. In an urgent suit filed by its advocate Cecil Miller, Narc-Kenya says of the 3.6 million votes garnered by PNU In the 2007 General Election, its contribution was 2.1 million or 60 per cent of the total votes cast.
Commission (IIEC) and the Registrar of Parties. In addition, the party Is requesting the High Court to allow It to apply for orders for the distribution of funds ac-cording to provisions of the Political Parties Act. According to the Act, 15 per cent of the funds, or sh30 million, shall be distributed equally to all registered political panics and HO per cent proportionately shared according to votes secured In the last General Election by each party’s presidential, parliamentary and civic candidates.
