The mandate is to register, regulate and administer Political Parties Fund. The Office is headed by the Registrar of Political Parties and deputized by three Assistant Registrars. It has highly skilled and experienced human capital that assists the Registrar in discharge of Office functions. Further in undertaking its role, the Office cooperates with other state and non-state stakeholders.

1. Provisional registration. Applicants are required to:
   • Name Search: Name, symbol, slogan and colour.
   • Provide Party Constitution and rules.
   • Submit Minutes of the founding members.
   • Submit party ideology and manifesto
   • Submit written application filed in the prescribed form.
   • Sign Code of Conduct.
   • Website demonstration and membership recruitment demonstration
   • Pay prescribed fee (Ksh. 100,000.00) payable in prescribed mode of payment.
2. Full registration requirements:
   • A party that has been provisionally registered must apply for full registration, within 180days from the date of provisional registration.
   • Recruit 1000 voters as members in at least 24 counties who should reflect regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance, and representation of special interest groups including minorities and marginalized.
   • Composition of the Governing body reflect regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance, and representation of special interest groups including minorities and marginalized.
   • Members of governing body demonstrate to meet requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya; Integrity test in accordance with the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012.;
   • Submit to Registrar in prescribed format; List of names address and identification particulars of all its members
   • Location and address of Head Office and branch offices at least 24 county offices
   • An undertaking to be bound by Code of conduct for political parties.
   • Prescribed fee (Ksh. 500,000.00) in payable in prescribed mode of payment

1. Search fee – Kshs. 500.00
2. Provisional registration – Kshs. 100,000.00
3. Full registration – Kshs. 500,000.00

Political Parties Act, 2011 obliges the Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) to; “maintain a register of political parties and the symbols of political parties”. In line with this provision, there are ninety (90) fully registered political parties in Kenya.

1. Voluntary resignation – by giving a resignation letter to the party and/or Registrar.
2. Expulsion – through the established party mechanisms.
3. Deeming – where a member acts in a manner that suggests he is in or supporting another political party, apart from a party that is in the same coalition.
4. Natural attrition – when a person dies they automatically cease to be a member of a party.

• Party nomination rules and internal election rules
• Party manifesto and other policy documents including policy
• Party strategic plan
• Names and contact details of party officials and party-elected representatives to public offices
• a register of its members
• a copy of the constitution of the political party;
• a copy of the policies and plans of the political party;
• particulars of any contribution, donation or pledge of a contribution or donation, whether in cash or in kind, made by the founding members of the political party;
• estimates of the expenditure of the political party in accordance with the laws relating to public finance management;
• asset register, and;
• the latest audited books of accounts of the political party.

1. An application letter of request for clearance.
2. A copy of ID, and
3. A fee of Kshs500 (Five Hundred Shillings).

1. Obscene or offensive;
2. Excessively long;
3. Is the name, or is an abbreviation of another political party that is already registered;
4. Nearly resembles the name, or an abbreviation of the name of another political party already registered or any other legal entity registered under other law.
5. Is similar to, or associated with, a group or association that has been proscribed under any written law; or
6. Is against the public interest.

• Field candidates for general elections within election timelines and election codes as set out by the Indipendent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). If a party fails to field a candidate for two consecutive general elections, it shall be deemed deregistered.
• Submit written declaration of its assests and liabilities within 60 days from the date of full registration.

A merger is the combination of two or more political parties into a single party by forming a new party or merging into an already registered political party.

1. the merger agreement
2. documentation showing that the rules and procedure of the merging political parties have been followed
3. minutes of the meeting of the governing bodies of the merging political parties sanctioning the merger.

The political party then receives a letter of confirmation from the Registrar and a certificate of full registration is issued.

The merged parties are then deregistered and their registers, assets and liabilities are transferred to the new party.

An alliance of two or more parties formed for purposes of pursuing a common goal. There are two types of coalitions;

1. Pre-election coalitions
2. Post election coalitions

Coalitions differ from mergers in that, in a coalition, political parties despite formation of their cooperation, retain their independent legal identities defined in their own leadership, constitutions, and members among other corporate identifiers. In a merger, parties amalgamate into a single party.

A coalition political party is a coalition registered as a political party that is exempted from requirements under Sections 5 and 6 of the Political parties Act, 2011 (PPA).

1. The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal
2. The High Court

1. Disputes between members of a political party;
2. Disputes between a member of a political party and a political party;
3. Disputes between political parties;
4. Disputes between an independent candidate and a political party;
5. Disputes between coalition partners; and Appeals from decisions of the Registrar.

Political parties should get its funds from lawful sources. The sources include: membership fees, voluntary contributions, donations/bequests/lawful grants, proceeds of investments. A political party shall disclose to the Registrar full particulars of all funds or other sources of its funds. Political parties that meet the threshold provided under Sec 25(2) of the PPA 2011 are eligible for funding for the political parties fund. They also get their funding from donations, membership contributions and other lawful sources.

Party officials are the governing officials of political parties. The criteria for electing officials is set out in the respective party constitution and/or rules in accordance with the second schedule of the PPA.