LIST OF FULLY REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES
Section 34 (e) of the 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 eighty four (84) fully registered political parties in Kenya whose corporate particulars are as illustrated below:
Download list of fully registered political parties here: with name, abbreviation and symbol
The Political Parties Act 2011, Sec 7 states that:
(1) An application for full registration of a political party shall be in writing and shall be signed by an authorised official of the political party.
(2) A provisionally registered political party shall be qualified to be fully registered if—
(a) it has recruited as members, not fewer than one thousand registered voters from each of more than half of the counties;
(b) the members referred to in paragraph (a) reflect regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance and representation of minorities and marginalised groups;
(c) the composition of its governing body reflects regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance and representation of minorities and marginalised groups;
(d) not more than two-thirds of the members of its governing body are of the same gender;
(e) it has demonstrated that members of its governing body meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and the laws relating to ethics;
(f) it has submitted to the Registrar—
(i) a list of the names, addresses and identification particulars of all its members;
(ii) the location of its head office, which shall be a registered office within Kenya and a postal address to which notices and other communication may be sent; and
(iii) the location and addresses of the branch offices of the political party, which shall be in more than half of the counties; and 2012 Political Parties No. 11 9 Parties with certain names not to be registered. Contents of constitution or rules of a political party.
(g) it has undertaken to be bound by this Act and the Code of Conduct set out in the First Schedule.
Provisionally registered political parties
We have nineteen (19) Provisionally Registered Political Parties.Click link below to see:
Download full list of Provisionally Registered Political Parties
The Political Parties Act 2011, Sec 6 states that an application for the provisional registration of a proposed political party
shall be in writing and be signed by the applicant. An application for provisional registration shall—
(a) include signed minutes of the first meeting of the founding members of the political party;
(b) set out the name of the political party;
(c) if the political party wishes to use an abbreviation of its name for the purposes of this Act, set out that abbreviation;
(d) be accompanied by a copy of the constitution of the proposed political party which shall comply with the law;
(e) include a request for the registration of the symbol of the political party.
(f) include an undertaking to be bound by this Act and the Code of Conduct set out in the First Schedule; and
(g) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
A political party that has been provisionally registered shall, not later than one hundred and eighty days from the date of provisional registration, apply to the Registrar for full registration.
