Kenyan Youth Innovators Win Ksh 500,000 for Building Civic Tech Solutions to Track Political Campaign Financing
iLabAfrica- Strathmore University and Transparency International Kenya spotlight data-driven tools to promote transparency and accountability in politics at the 2026 Campaign Finance Watch Hackathon Nairobi, Kenya – 19th March 2026....iLabAfrica, in partnership with Transparency International Kenya, successfully hosted the Campaign Finance Watch Tool Hackathon 2026, bringing together some of Kenya’s brightest young innovators to develop a civic technology platform designed to track political financing, visualise campaign spending, and monitor the misuse of public resources during election campaigns. Held at Strathmore University, the hackathon convened students, developers, and civic tech enthusiasts to tackle one of Kenya’s most pressing governance challenges: opaque, unregulated campaign financing. The event comes amid growing concern over the influence of opaque political financing in Kenya’s elections and ahead of preparations for the 2027 General Elections. Over the…
