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30th March 2026:  ORPP, with support from the International Republican Institute (IRI), held a regional youth capacity-building forum in Kisumu, bringing together young participants to strengthen their engagement in political parties and electoral processes. The Kisumu forum is part of a series of similar engagements previously conducted in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kakamega. In the forum […]

The Registrar J.C. Lorionokou, Assistant Registrar CPA Florence Birya, and a host of senior ORPP staff on 23rd February at Bunge Towers presented the Office Budget Policy Statement (BPS), 2026, before the National Assembly Departmental Committee of Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC). In its detailed request, the Registrar leading the team outlined strategic programmes on

The United National Congress (UNC) and the National Restoration Movement (NRM) were the latest two political parties awarded certificates of provisional registration by Registrar, J.C. Lorionokou ORPP, HQ. The current standing of provisionally registered parties is 33 as at 5th February 2026. While issuing the certificates, the Registrar called on party officials to uphold the

The ORPP, on 19th February 2026, had a productive session with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a delegation in Kenya for an exchange visit courtesy of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHRC). The visiting delegation was briefed on a wide breadth of processes regarding registration, compliance, and funding of parties as referenced

It is a standard practice for ORPP to capacity-build governing organs of registered political parties, shortly after the attainment of full registration and after a substantial change in the governing body. To set their organs on a good governance pedestal, from 16th to 18th February, the ORPP is training governing officials of five parties on

The ORPP held discussions on 19th February 2026, with Siasa Place alongside a delegation from Alternative Party (Denmark) at ORPP HQ offices. Deliberations centered on practical ways of enhancing ORPP interventions on Special Interest Groups (SIGs) — Youth, Women, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in political processes. The visiting team highlighted challenges facing the SIGs

The ORPP has continued to prioritize integration productivity through its practices and incur effort towards its actualization. To gear the endeavor, Senior staff are undergoing hands-on capacity-building sessions on productivity mainstreaming from 16th to 20th February 2026, facilitated by the National Productivity and Competitiveness Centre under the Public Service Commission of Kenya. “I encourage us

20 February 2026 — ORPP held discussions with Siasa Place, alongside a delegation from the Alternative Party (Denmark), at the ORPP HQ offices. The deliberations focused on practical ways of strengthening Kenya’s interventions to enhance the participation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), including youth, women and persons with disabilities, in political processes. During the meeting,

19 February 2026 – The Office held a productive engagement with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) delegation, which was in Kenya for an exchange visit facilitated by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHRC). During the session, the visiting delegation was taken through a wide range of processes related to the registration, compliance, and

The Office continues to intensify efforts to integrate productivity in its operations as part of institutional improvement initiatives. To support this effort, senior staff participated in a hands-on productivity mainstreaming capacity-building programme that took place from 16th to 20th February 2026. The training was facilitated by the National Productivity and Competitiveness Centre under the Public