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Today, BungeTower @Parliament of Kenya, Nairobi, the Registrar and team had fruitful engagement with the Senate Standing Committee on Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration. The team gave a comprehensive status brief of @ORPPKenya state of preparedness to 2027 general election and state of inclusion in the execution of its mandate.
The Registrar, J.C Lorionokou in his brief, outlined various milestones such as;
☆ Review of 105 Party Nomination Rules. ☆Training/engagement of political parties Election Boards Dispute Resolution Committees and other Governing organs.
☆Development/review of training materials.
☆Finalisation of amendments to the Political Parties Act.(PPA) ☆Commencement of recruitment of monitors,
☆Process automation, among others.
"The @OrpaKesya is well on course to deliver its role in election as per Election Plan amidst financial and human constraints experiencing", said the Registrar as he called on Parliament intervening on highlighted challenges.
The Registrar and team also responded to varied areas of discussion raised by Committee members including Office state of inclusion in staffing and opportunities, mechanisms to reform party nominations, Office funding deficits, partial automation of key party processes,fluid shifting of party loyalty by its officials and a raft of other political parties registration and compliance conditionalities.
"The political parties through their internal governance organs and leaders, citizens and all duty bearers, all have a critical responsibility of ensuring democracy is not theoritical but gives value to the country and Kenyans. The ORPP will continue to objectively and independently operate within the confines of the Constitution and the enabling laws" ,Registrar informed as he clarified on cited issues by the Committee members on recent party registration and reservation of particulars.
"It is our undertaking to support ORPPKenya to expedite the amendments to PPA and resource gaps as pleaded", said the Committee Senate Chairperson Chute Mohamed Said as he observed the need for serious reforms on deeming clauses in the PPA .
The Committee lauded the ORPPKenya for the comprehensive report.
"I laud the Registrar and team of experts for a well thought-out report and we'll laid responses given to this Committee", Sen. Consolata Nabwire Wakwabubi lauded as she called for structure reforms in party nomination processes to enhance gender and other interest groups inclusion.
In appreciating the Committee, the Registrar also urged the political party members to make effort for self awareness on party processes in order to hold their parties accountability.
''Parties should endeavour to present nominees to various elective positions with fair chance to attain the targeted elective positions. This is one of the practical ways to scale up representation and enhance inclusion of the often underrepresented interest groups", said the Registrar as he noted the Office continuous public education across varied outreach platforms.
Present in the engagement were a section of heads of department, who handled key issues raised under their dockets.

The @ORPPKenya today held a consultative engagement with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems IFES, led by the Registrar of Political Parties, J.C. Lorionokou and @poppingpops_ Regional Director for Africa, Serah Jay, to deliberate on ORPP’s priorities ahead of the 2027 General Election and explore areas of continued collaboration.
In his remarks, Registrar Lorionokou appreciated the longstanding partnership and underscored the importance of strengthening support to political parties in conducting credible party primaries to minimise electoral disputes. He highlighted key priorities, including collaboration with IEBC through a joint task force on nomination rules, certification of political party membership registers, deployment and capacity building of electoral monitors and upgrading the Integrated Political Parties Management System (IPPMS) and other ICT platforms.
He further emphasised the need for political education targeting young and first-time voters, inclusive participation, training of election agents, and initiatives to strengthen women's participation in politics, including the establishment of a Women’s Academy. He also called on political party leaders to champion peaceful political engagement.
Assistant Registrar CS Agatha Wahome outlined the Office’s mandate, functions and key result areas, highlighting priority interventions in strengthening political party governance and electoral preparedness.
Head of Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation, Beatrice Nderi, highlighted the longstanding ORPP-IFES partnership and its contribution to key institutional programmes, including the development and enhancement of IPPMS, strategic planning and institutional capacity-building initiatives.
Deputy Director, Finance, Matthew Sinteria, emphasised the need for financial and technical support towards digitising political parties' funding processes to enhance efficiency, transparency and accountability.
In her remarks, IFES Regional Director for Africa, Serah Jay, appreciated the continued engagement and commended ORPP for its effective implementation of its mandate and key programmes. He reaffirmed IFES's commitment to sustaining the partnership and supporting upcoming initiatives aimed at strengthening inclusion, governance and democracy.
The engagement forms part of ORPP’s ongoing stakeholder consultations to mobilise strategic partnerships, strengthen institutional capacity and enhance preparations for peaceful, inclusive and credible 2027 General Elections.
The visit was coordinated by the Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation Department.

Talks today, between @ORPPKenya team and the officials of the British High Commission Kenya, at HQ.
The discussions delved into mutual roles of ORPPKenya and the (BHC) in sustaining democracy through political parties' capacity building, processes automation, strengthening party organs as well as enhancing information sharing to the citizens and countering information, stepping up inclusion efforts and citizen-duty bearers engagements for progressive discourse in political and electoral processes.
The deliberations were led by Registrar, J.C. Lorionokou , accompanied by the Assistant Registrar, CPA, CS. Agatha Wahome and sect of ORPPKenya officials from various departments including Partnership and Resource Mobilisation Department, who coordinated the visit.
The visiting delegation consisted of: Merys Cross, Political Counsellor, Dr. Ed Barnett MBE, Deputy High Commissioner among others. The officials appreciated and stressed the UK's through its Mission in Kenya continued ties with various governance institutions in Kenya including ORPPKenya. The collaboration, termed key in actualizing democratic governance ideals through sustainable and issue-based political parties beyond the elections. @KenyaHighCommission
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@ORPPKenya today held a consultative meeting with religious leaders under the @Inter-Religious Council of Kenya @IRCK and the National Peace and Mediation Team to assess political parties’ preparedness for the 10 August 2027 General Election and strengthen collaboration in promoting peace and democracy.

The Registrar J.C Lorionokou reaffirmed ORPPKenya’s commitment to enforcing the Political Parties Act firmly, transparently and impartially, emphasising that credible elections begin with transparent party nominations, effective internal dispute resolution and peaceful political competition.

In his remarks, the Registrar noted, “We cannot have ungovernable political parties and expect a smooth electoral process. Electoral confidence begins long before elections. We must safeguard the integrity of the entire process, from party nominations to the General Election, while addressing emerging threats such as hate speech, political incitement and misinformation.”

He further called on religious leaders to support civic education, promote dialogue and strengthen public participation in electoral processes.

Assistant Registrar CS Agatha Wahome outlined ORPP’s 2027 Election Preparedness Action Plan, highlighting key interventions including regulation of party nominations, certification of party lists, capacity building, campaign monitoring, peaceful elections and proposed legal reforms.

Representing the National Peace and Mediation Team, Dr. Geoffrey Njuguna reaffirmed the team's commitment to partnerships that promote peaceful coexistence, credible party primaries, inclusive participation and effective resolution of electoral disputes.

He emphasised the importance of sustained dialogue and accountability among stakeholders, proposing regular consultative engagements throughout the electoral cycle.

The two institutions agreed to jointly convene political party leaders and Secretaries-General to commit to peaceful, fair and inclusive nominations, while exploring the participation of religious leaders in Political Parties Liaison Committees at national and county levels.
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The @ORPPKenya continues its outreach engagements right to the locale and context of stakeholders across the country.

Courtesy of the @ORPPKenya Kenya Malindi team, the Office had enriching youth discussions at the 3rd Edition of the Youth Devolution Festival, held from 28th to 30th October 2026, at Pwani university, drawing youth participation across of diverse representation from the coastal belt.

Speaking during the forum, Assistant Registrar of Political Parties, CPA Florence Birya, highlighted ORPP's mandate and electoral timelines, emphasising the importance of youth participation in political party activities. She encouraged young people to join political parties and meaningfully participate in their activities while ensuring they are of value through their tech capabilities and advocate progressive motions due to numerical advantage in the country's population.

"In the 2022 General Election,for instance, more than 90% of elected candidates were sponsored by political parties which underscored the significant role parties play in Kenya's electoral and democratic processes" Birya said.

“ Elections are only the tail end of a broader political process; meaningful participation begins with engaging in political parties and contributing to their activities, leadership and decision-making processes", she said.

Leaders present challenged young people to embrace education and skills development while presenting themselves to take up varied opportunities across sectors.

In the forum the Malindi team led by its Coordinator,Marjorie Okeyo,completed by her Mombasa based counterparts, further gave perspectives on region-specific interventions for the youth to navigate political engagements across the region.
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