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January 19, 2026
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Parties go into a frenzy as they prepare for elections

Parties go into a frenzy as they prepare for elections

Political parties are scrambling to put their houses in order with 600 days remaining before the August 2027 General Election...

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Kenyan political parties are actively preparing for the August 2027 General Election, with various parties implementing strategies to strengthen their positions, 600 days before the polls.

  • President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) recently concluded Phase III of its grassroots elections, where 492,439 candidates contested for 231,770 seats.
  • The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has commenced public consultative forums, affirming Oburu Odinga as their leader and indicating they will remain in a broad-based government until 2027.
  • Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for Citizens (DCP) is also organizing, with Gachagua dismissing perceptions of it being a tribal party and advocating for building party strongholds.
  • Data from the Registrar of Political Parties indicates there are approximately 92 fully registered parties and at least 30 provisionally registered ones.

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