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An article appearing in the Star Newspaper of Friday, 28 November 2025, by Assistant Registrar Mr. Ali Surraw highlights the gradual institutional growth and strengthening of political parties, noting that effective governance relies on strong, issue-based, and well-structured political organizations. It explains that political parties are central to democratic processes because they mobilise citizens, articulate […]

The ORPP dispatched teams to various regions to undertake a re-verification (initial verification conducted in September 2025) of the head office and county offices for the National Economic Development Party (NEDP), as the party seeks full registration. The Registrar, J.C. Lorionokou, joined one of the teams to verify the NEDP head office in South C,

On October 30th, 2025, Registrar John Cox held discussions with the officials of the Political Parties Steering Committee, an arm of the Political Parties Liaison Committee (PPLC), a tripartite platform consisting of ORPP, IEBC, and fully registered political parties. During the introductory meeting, since the Registrar’s assumption of the Office, party officials briefed the Registrar on their structures, milestones,

On 29th October 2025 in Nairobi, ORPP was part of stakeholder discussions in a Centre for Multiparty Democracy forum- Gender Shared Learning-a Mental Health Approach.  The forum comprised various discussants drawn from political management duty-bearing entities and mental health experts. It accorded stakeholders an avenue to apprise the state of affairs, share lived experiences, and devise

The ORPP conducted a series of trainings on the use of the Integrated Political Parties Management System (IPPMS), key in enabling parties to comply with members’ recruitment, records/data management among diverse functions in the IPPMS. The ICT department trained designated officials of parties recently granted provisional registration. The trained officials were drawn from Economic Pillars

The ORPP, 3rd cohort of training of political parties’ Internal Dispute Resolution Committees (IDRCs) was held from 28th and 29th October where over 20 political parties were trained. The trained brought the number of parties trained on Internal Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (IDRMs) to over sixty (60) in 3 cohorts between 2024 and 2025. Registrar of Political

The ORPP on 15th October 2025, in Nairobi, joined stakeholders including representatives from state agencies, media and non-state actors in a roundtable discussion to review progress on electoral reforms and identify priority areas of engagement ahead of the 2027 General Election. The  Head of Legal and Advisory Services, Wafula Wakoko, provided an update on ongoing efforts

The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) on 15th and 16th, October 2025, held a comprehensive training session on website and email management at the National Irrigation  Authority, Mwea Scheme. The training, facilitated by Vilcom Limited, the new website and email service providers , sought to build target staff capacity on effective use of the

On 16th October 2025, at  ORPP HQ , Nairobi, the Registrar of Political Parties, John Cox Lorionokou, issued provisional registration certificates to five (5) political parties. The parties were-The Economic Pillars Alliance (TEPA); The Economic Alliance Party(EPA); Kenya Liberation Movement (KELMO); Accountability and Transparency Party (APA) and Achievement Party of Kenya (ACPOK). Presiding the session of issuance,

On 15th October 2025, the ORPP, with the support of the Oslo Centre, convened and conducted an engagement with National Police Service (NPS) County Commanders. They were sensitized on ORPP’s mandate with a focus on its part in elections as well as ways to foster ORPP-NPS collaboration to execute the two bodies’ distinct roles in