Dira · Edwin Sifuna 2027

You cannot win what you cannot see.

AI campaign intelligence for TEP's 2027 ticket, in every ward of all 47 counties. Built exclusively for TEP.

$0.42per vote, less than a campaign T-shirt
55,393polling-station agents
47 / 47counties

The race

Registered voters (IEBC target)
28.6M
Votes cast at 65% turnout
18.6M
Needed to win
9.3M
Best case with Dira
11.2M

1.9M votes of cushion above the line

IEBC target 28.6M · needed = 28.6M × 65% ÷ 2 · 11.2M is modelled, not a forecast.

Twelve modules, one command room, for all 432 TEP candidates.

The command room

Baraza

One daily picture for leadership.

  • Morning brief by ward
  • A weekly signal for the candidate
  • A view for each of 432 candidates
1President47Governors47Senators47Women reps290MPsOne voter database, one agent network, one shared cost. Orange dot: in progress. More modules on request.

Proven in Kenya in 2022. Live for TEP in four phases.

The engine behind Dira: ECES and EU partner, 2022

27M+
Kenyans reached
2,500+
threats countered
$4M
programme managed
2022
most peaceful election
ECES, European Centre for Electoral SupportEuropean Union

The same engine that reached 27M+ Kenyans and countered 2,500+ coordinated threats now powers campaign intelligence.

  1. 1

    Launch

    DeploySystem onboard, ward map live, agents activated.
  2. 2

    Build-Up

    MapFull picture, Msingi tiers locked, registration drive running.
  3. 3

    Campaign Peak

    EngageGen Z Watch at scale, Sauti on watch, rallies tuned.
  4. 4

    Final Stretch

    LockPledges and voting plans, turnout push, results drill.

ECES Pro-Peace Kenya, 2022, with the NCIC. Budget of €3.5M shown in US dollars at about $1.15 per euro.

System cost · Option A, the whole ticket Recommended

$4.66M runs Dira for every TEP candidate, to polling day.

$0.42 per vote, less than a campaign T-shirt · VAT on top · advertising is a separate budget, on the last slide.

$4.66Mwhole ticket
Supporter reach · Dec to Aug
17MSMS
6MUSSD sessions
3Mvoice minutes
Supporter app for 1M to 2M users · AI content in ten languages · Airtime rewards for 1M surveys

System cost · when it is spent

Spending runs from November to August. Building comes first.

Hover a bar for what it buys.

Platform build
Running and security
Intelligence operations
Supporter reach
Field roll-out and election week
Team, leadership and compliance
Backup and extra polling
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
$612K
$674K
$670K
$1.25M
$150K
$820K
$482K
31 Mar · core platform live
10 Aug · election

Lines mark 31 Mar, core platform live, and 10 Aug, election day. The shaded band is the formal campaign.

System cost · Option B, one candidate at a time

Or each candidate buys their own seat.

Price for one candidate’s seat. The presidential seat includes the core system the others run on.

President$4MNational system, all 12 modules
Governor$56KCounty
Senator$34KCounty
Woman Rep$28KCounty
MP$15KConstituency

In the system cost, either option

The system, built and secured · intelligence operations · supporter reach · 30 senior developers, Chief Strategist and counsel

Paid directly by TEP

Advertising (its own budget) · agents and field officers · filming · VAT

  • Acceptance test at every phase
  • TEP owns all data
  • Full audit rights

The intelligence system backed by data will win the Presidency.

Advertising proposal · a separate budget, paid directly by TEP

A recommended minimum of $5M, aimed by Dira’s voter data.

By seat · tap a seat

PresidentGovernorsMPsSenatorsWomen reps

President · $2.5M · where it goes

Meta (Facebook, Instagram)$1.1M
Google and YouTube$950K
Kenyan news sites$300K
X$150K

By platform · estimated reach

Meta (Facebook, Instagram)9M people$2.4M
Google and YouTube6M people$1.8M
Kenyan news sites3M people$500K
X1.1M people$300K
ImpressionOne person seeing one ad once.
ReachDifferent people who saw it. The number that counts.
TargetingDira picks county, age and language.

Paid by TEP straight to the platforms; we plan and target the spend. TikTok and WhatsApp ban paid political ads, so they carry organic content only. Reach figures are planning estimates.