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Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; February11 , 2021 Secretary Generals (SGs) of various political parties converged for a two-day engagement forum on 10th and 11th February 2021 at the Crowne Plaza, Nairobi to receive guidance on varied compliance matters. The meeting was convened by Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) with support […]

Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; January 26, 2021   Three provisionally registered political parties will be inspected to ascertain their readiness for full registration. The parties are Party for Peace and Democracy (PPD), Unified Change Party (UCP) and Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K). The exercise to be conducted by Office of Registrar of Political

Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; December 18, 2020. A number of newly registered political parties have fielded candidates for by-elections declared in 6 wards and one constituency across the country conducted on 15th December, 2020. Three parties registered from 2017 presented their candidates for the contest. United Green Movement party fielded its candidate

By Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; May 11th,2020. The Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) is now among the public institutions that have moved with speed to embrace technology to execute key business matters. This was exemplified by the 1st virtual meeting of the Management team (The Heads of Department) held on

Corporate Communication Unit. Lion Place Nairobi, Kenya; December 21, 2020. Today, in Nairobi, Registrar Ann Nderitu witnessed the launch of the draft “Protocols for Conducting Political Activities in the Covid-19 Context” developed by Centre for Multi-Party Democracy (CMD)- Kenya. The Registrar underscored the political parties’ responsibility in upholding the Political Parties’ Code of Conduct in all their

Corporate AffairsLion Place Nairobi, Kenya; August,20,2019. The tally for provisional registered political parties now stands at eleven (9) after three political parties on varied dates in August, 2019 were issued with certificates of provisional registration while one ready and on card to receive one. The three political parties that receipted their certificates at the ORPP Office in

Corporate AffairsLion Place Nairobi, Kenya; July,31,2019. The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) appeared before the National Assembly’s select Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee on 23 rd July 2019 to present its position on the proposed amendments to the Political Parties Act (PPA), 2011. A section on during the presentation by the ORPP to National Assembly

By John Arthur MwauraLion Place Nairobi, Kenya; July,10,2019.   The ORPP Nakuru regional office participated in this year’s annual national Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) show held at the ASK show grounds from 3 rd to 7 th July 2019. The officers who participated showcased the ORPP services and had an opportunity to engage on-on-one with

By Mutethia MberiaLion Place Nairobi, Kenya; July,16,2019.   The Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has presented a raft of legal and policy recommendations to enhance an inclusive Kenyan political system for all citizens. Such a system resonates with the Constitutional requirement to accord Kenyans an avenue to exercise their sovereignty through democratically elected representatives.  In a

By Mutethia MberiaLion Place Nairobi, Kenya; July,16,2019. A high court ruling over the two-third gender principle, over two years on, continues to draw opposing positions from players across in the political space in the country. The ruling stems from a suit by the Katiba Institute against Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) seeking implementation of the Constitutional provision