Reports indicate that political parties have raked in millions of shillings out of the ongoing aspirant nomination disputes.
Aspirants filing petitions with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) dispute tribunal have had to part with Sh75,000 each to have their grievances heard.
The ODM Appeals Tribunal Chair Willis Otieno reported having settled 30 disputes by yesterday bringing the sum made to Sh2.25 Million.
The Jubilee party Tribunal had 508 nomination cases to resolve where each complainant was required to pay a Sh1,000 filing fee in order to secure a hearing. This is excluding a fee for the dispute which is apparently not below Sh30,000.
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The party is said to have already made Sh715 Million in nomination fees alone.
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Aspirants who sought a ruling from the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal had to part with Sh20,000 per suit.
Wiper party, Ford Kenya, Party of National Unity (PNU), Amani National Congress (ANC) and Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) all had charges ranging from Sh10,000 to Sh50,000 per petition.
Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC) made history when it required all aspirants to pay a Sh15,000 fee to have InfoTrak conduct popularity surveys in order to determine candidates who would get a direct nomination.
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All parties had initially charged between Sh15,000 and Sh1 Million to all aspirants who wished to contest for any of the elective posts on their party ticket.
