Maraga Shares Update On His Digital Campaign Platform As Thousands Of Kenyans Contribute

Declared presidential candidate for the upcoming general elections David Maraga, has announced that his technical team is currently undertaking a significant upgrade to his digital campaign platform. This necessary enhancement may lead to temporary system downtime.

In a statement released on Wednesday, July 23, the former Chief Justice expressed gratitude to the thousands of Kenyans who have already contributed to his campaign. He noted that the platform’s rapid and unprecedented growth has necessitated this urgent system upgrade.

“Our technical team continues to strengthen our digital platform’s capacity and security. This will include the public ticker on all digital fundraising platforms,” read part of the statement. “We ask that you please be patient with us as we work to stabilise the system. As those in the digital technology space will understand, this may occasionally require brief maintenance downtime.”

Among the key planned updates, the platform will introduce a structured framework to support the growing number of volunteers, enabling them to meaningfully contribute their skills and talents to the campaign. The technical team is also developing a sophisticated system to efficiently gather and organize public feedback on critical issues outlined in Maraga’s manifesto.

Just a few days ago, Maraga officially launched his fundraising platform, declaring that his presidential bid would be entirely financed by well-meaning Kenyans. This approach aims to give ordinary citizens a direct stake in the leadership they aspire to see. In a media interview last week, he famously stated that he would personally contribute only a modest Ksh1 million or Ksh2 million from his own pocket.

Remarkably, two days later, Maraga revealed that Kenyans from across the country, including those in the diaspora, had already collectively raised an impressive Ksh500,000 in just 48 hours. “I told you I don’t have money, and I am appealing, actually, I’ve already appealed to the Kenyan people,” Maraga reiterated. “Those in the diaspora are putting in dollars, which tells you Kenyans want change.”

Maraga also took the opportunity to reiterate his steadfast commitment to reforming Kenya’s electoral system. He believes such reforms are crucial to make it possible for qualified individuals without deep financial resources to seek and attain public office. Maraga, who has quickly emerged as one of the top contenders for the presidency, highlighted that the current system disproportionately locks out capable candidates who cannot match the colossal campaign budgets of the privileged few.