VACANT POSITIONS (January 2019)
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will be responsible to the Registrar of Political Parties for the following duties and responsibilities:
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
2. SENIOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATION OFFICER
Duties and responsibilities
The Senior Corporate Communication Officer’s specific duties and responsibilities include:
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
3. HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
Duties and Responsibilities;
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:-
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
HOW TO APPLY
Applications should be delivered to ORPP not later than 31st January, 2019 to:-
Office of the Registrar of Political Parties
Lion Place, 1st Floor Karuna Close, Off Waiyaki Way, Westlands
P.O. BOX 1131 - 00606 Nairobi
*ORPP is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with Disability, Youth,People from minority and marginalized groups and communities who meet the requirements of the advertised jobs are encouraged to apply.
Note
What is a merger?
A merger is the combination of two or more political parties into a single party (new or existing)
How do parties merge?
What are the Effects of Merger on:
Membership
Party particulars
Read 11 Parties Dissolve, Merge to Jubilee
What is a Coalition?
A coalition means an alliance of two or more political parties formed for the purpose of pursuing a common goal. There are pre-election and post-election coalitions.
What is the Process of entering into a coalition?
The political party follows its constitution and procedures and makes the decision to enter into a coalition. The coalition agreement is then signed and deposited with the Registrar. The coalition agreement must contain details on:
What are the effects of a Coalition to individual parties?
The table below shows Coalition agreements deposited with the ORPP prior to the 8th August 2017 General Election.
# | Name of Coalition | Constituent Parties | Date Deposited |
1. | The National Super Alliance (NASA) Coalition | Orange Democratic Party, Wiper Democratic- Movement Party, FORD Kenya, Amani National Congress and Chama Cha Mashinani | 22nd February 2017 |
2. | Tunza Coalition | Party of Action and Roots Party | Withdrawn |
3 | Coalition agreement between WIPER Democratic Movement Party and Chama Cha Uzalendo | Chama Cha Uzalendo and Wiper Democratic Movement Party | 24th April 2017 |
4. | WIPER Democratic Movement Party and Muungano Party (MP) | WIPER Democratic Movement Party and Muungano Party (MP) | 27th April 2017 |
The Law requires that where a fully registered political party intends to change its title; or name, it notifies the Registrar of its intention through a prescribed form (FORM PP10). Below is a list of Political Parties change of names filed with the Registrar.
Cert. No |
Former Name |
Current Name |
0005 |
Mwangaza Party |
Chama Mwangaza Daima (CMD) |
0015 |
Party of Action |
Party of Development and Reforms (PDR) |
0027 |
Jubilee Alliance Party |
Jubilee Party (JP) |
0031 |
Chama Cha Mwananchi |
Kenya Patriots Party (KPP) |
0038 |
Mkenya Solidarity Movement |
People’s Empowerment Party (PEP) |
0046 |
Saba Saba Asili |
Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) |
0048 |
National Labour Party |
Economic Freedom Party (EFP) |
0054 |
People’s Patriotic Party Of Kenya |
Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) |
0056 |
Forum For Restoration Of Democracy (FORD- ASILI) |
Forum For Republican Democracy (FORD) |
0060 |
Democratic Labour Party |
Vibrant Democratic Party (VDP) |
0065 |
Double Double Alliance |
Diligence Development Alliance (DDA) |
Conservative Party changed its name to Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) in 2015; JAP changed its name to Jubilee Party (JP) in 2016. NAP-Kenya registered in 2000, changed its name to TNA; TNA and other 10 parties dissolved to join Jubilee Party (JP) in 2016.
Unless resigned, all members of the 10 parties that dissolved, regardless of year of registration, automatically became members of Jubilee Party (JP).
NOTE: Change of name is a process upon decision by a party.
A member of a political party who intends to resign from the political party shall give a written notice prior to his resignation to;
(a) the political party, if the member is an ordinary member;
(b) the clerk of the relevant House of Parliament, if the member is a member of Parliament; or
(c) the clerk of a county assembly, if the member is a member of a county assembly.
Resignation documents submitted to the registrar should include a copy of:
1) Resignation letter from a member received and stumped by a political party.
2) National ID, or Passport used to register as a voter.
The resignation of the member of the political party shall take effect upon receipt of such notice by the political party or clerk of the relevant House or county assembly.
The political party of which the person is a member, the member, or the clerk of the relevant House of Parliament or of a county assembly of which the person is a member shall notify the Registrar of such resignation within seven days of the resignation.
Upon receiving the notification, the Registrar shall cause the name of such member to be removed from the membership list of that political party.
A person shall not be a member of more than one political party at the same time.