Funding Crisis Freezes Registration of 32 New Political Parties Ahead of 2027 Polls
Currently there are 90 fully registered political parties (excluding deregistered political parties).Ukweli party and Vibrant Democratic Party were deregistered on 12th January 2026. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The registration of 32 new political parties in Kenya has stalled due to a funding crisis within the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), potentially barring them from the 2027 General Election.
- The Registrar of Political Parties, John Cox Lurionokou, stated that the ORPP lacks the Sh62.4 million needed to verify these provisionally registered parties.
- The ORPP requested Sh1.6 billion for the current financial year but received only Sh508.6 million, largely allocated to recurrent expenses.
- The Political Parties Fund also faces underfunding, receiving only Sh1.9 billion instead of the statutory Sh7.6 billion (0.3 percent of national government revenue) it should have.
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