Political parties have been called to ensure functional institutional structures are in place in good time to appropriately participate in the forthcoming general elections. Earlier preparedness for political parties was said to be part of the key facets in delivering credible elections. Speaking during a compliance meeting for Secretary Generals of political parties at Sarova […]

Majority of fully registered political parties have functional headquarter offices. A compliance status report on inspection of headquarters offices conducted for 65 parties by Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) between 21st and 24th June, 2021 has revealed. Inspection teams were unable to locate headquarters offices for 8 political parties. In the report presented

Eight teams from the Office Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) undertook an inspection of all the 73 currently registered political parties headquarter offices from 21st to 24th June, 2021. The inspection was to ascertain the level of compliance by the parties to maintain their head offices as required by sections 17 and 18 of the

Women have made gradual progress marking their presence in national politics. This is demonstrated by election of women into elective positions, sizeable contenders by women for various as well a number of them at the helm of political parties leadership. This came to the fore during the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; April 23, 2021 Movement United for Super Action (MUSA), a proposed political party seeking provisional registration, presented its ideology to the ORPP Name Search and Registration committee on the 21st April 2021 at the ORPP offices. The party, whose mantra is “rasimali na kazi”, stated that it would

Political Parties Act, 2011 under section 34 (a) as read together with Section 27 of the Elections Act requires that all fully registered political parties to submit the Political Party Nomination rules to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) at least six months before the nomination of candidates. In line with this, the Office

Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; March 15, 2021 It was glitz and glamour during an award gala dinner on which the Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) was awarded for its various initiatives on gender parity.  The Office bagged an award during this year’s National Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition held

Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; March 10, 2021 The Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has concluded the monitoring exercise in seven by-elections held in different parts of the country on 4th March, 2021. This was in line with Section 34 (a) that obliges the Office to register, regulate, monitor, investigate and supervise political