IEBC nomination fees to run for President, governor, senator, MP, woman rep or MCA
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · sources read 5 Oct 2026
Under the Elections (General) Regulations, 2012, the fee paid to IEBC to be nominated is KSh 200,000 for President, KSh 50,000 for governor or senator, KSh 20,000 for MP or woman rep and KSh 5,000 for MCA. Youth, women and persons with disability pay half, and the fee is non-refundable.
- Fee
- KSh 200,000PresidentKSh 100,000President (youth, woman or person with disability)KSh 50,000County governorKSh 25,000County governor (youth, woman or person with disability)KSh 50,000SenatorKSh 25,000Senator (youth, woman or person with disability)KSh 20,000Member of the National Assembly (MP) or county woman representativeKSh 10,000MP or county woman representative (youth, woman or person with disability)KSh 5,000Member of County Assembly (MCA)KSh 2,500MCA (youth, woman or person with disability)
- Where
- In person to the IEBC returning officer for your constituency, county or ward on nomination day (presidential papers go to the Commission)
Steps
- If you want a party ticket, first pay your party's own nomination fee for the party primary. Each party announces its fee, and it may lower or waive it for special interest groups.
- If you run as an independent, get a clearance certificate from the Registrar of Political Parties showing you have not been a party member for at least three months before the election, and file a form of intention to contest with IEBC.
- Get a banker's draft (banker's cheque) payable to IEBC for the fee of your seat.
- On the nomination day fixed by IEBC, hand in your nomination papers with the fee to the returning officer (for President, to the Commission).
Watch out
- The fee is non-refundable, even if you lose or withdraw.
- A woman rep candidate pays the same fee as an MP candidate, because both are parliamentary elections.
- Party nomination fees are separate from the IEBC fee. Each party sets its own amount.
Who can apply
- Every candidate who hands in nomination papers to IEBC, whether nominated by a party or standing as an independent.
Official sources (3)
- Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 (L.N. 128 of 2012) new.kenyalaw.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Public Notice: Qualifications and requirements for nomination of candidates for the different elective positions (2017 General Election) iebc.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Elections (Party Primaries and Party Lists) Regulations, 2017 (L.N. 69 of 2017) new.kenyalaw.org · read 4 Oct 2026