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On 25th November 2025, the Metropolitan Regional Office based at HQ participated in the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Kiambu County. The event was held in Gatundu South Subcounty, beginning with a procession through Gatundu, followed by the official launch ceremony.  During the event, the Coordinator, Lucy Kemunto, had […]

The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has successfully concluded its records appraisal and disposal exercise, marking a significant milestone in the implementation of the ORPP Records Management Policy. The activity brought together the Records Department, the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service (KNADS) technical team, senior management, and departmental representatives for a

The Registrar J.C. Lorionokou, on 25th November, ORPP Headquarters, issued the National Patriotic Party (NP) with a provisional registration certificate-the 28th party under this category. The Registrar commended the party founders for the progress for attaining the certification, urging them to uphold the values and ideologies upon which the party is founded. “You must embrace and champion

The Registrar of Political Parties, John Cox Lorionokou, on 25th November, hosted Ronnie Ojwang, the Country Director of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy NIMD, during a courtesy call at ORPP. The meeting focused on strengthening partnerships, supporting sensitization programs to promote the inclusion of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in political activities, among other areas of

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