Registration of any association of persons or organization as a political party occurs upon application to the Registrar of Political Parties.

Major roles of political parties include: Enhancing democratic participation through political mobilization by encouraging the public to participate in elections; and formulating public policies, recruitment and selection of political leaders.

The Constitution and the PPA provides that a person disqualified from holding public office or belonging to another political party shall also not be a founding member of a political party.

Registration of a political party is a two-fold process which encompasses:

• Usajili wa muda
• Full registration

Provisional Registration

Maombi ya usajili wa muda wa chama cha siasa kilichopendekezwa, miongoni mwa mengine lazima yawe:

• kwa maandishi na kusainiwa na waombaji ambao si zaidi ya theluthi mbili watakuwa wa jinsia moja;
• ni pamoja na kumbukumbu zilizotiwa saini za mkutano wa kwanza wa wanachama waanzilishi wa chama cha siasa; 
• set out the name of the party;
• include a request for the registration of the symbol and slogan of the political party;
• ikiwa mhusika anataka kutumia ufupisho wa jina lake, weka ufupisho huo.
• be accompanied by a copy of the Constitution and rules of the proposed political party which shall comply with the provisions of section 9;
• be accompanied by a statement of the ideology of the proposed political party;
• presentation of party website and membership recruitment demonstration; and
• include an undertaking to be bound by this Act and the Code of Conduct set out in the First Schedule; and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

List of provisionally registered parties

Chama ambacho kimesajiliwa kwa muda lazima kitume maombi ya usajili kamili, ndani ya siku 180 kuanzia tarehe ya usajili wa muda. Chama cha kisiasa kilichosajiliwa kwa muda kina sifa ya kusajiliwa kikamilifu ikiwa kinatimiza masharti yaliyowekwa katika Sheria.

Full registration

Application for full registration of a proposed political party, among others must be:

• in writing and shall be signed by an authorized official of the political party
• imeajiri kama wanachama, wasiopungua wapiga kura elfu moja waliojiandikisha kutoka kwa zaidi ya nusu ya kaunti;
• the members referred to in paragraph (a) reflect regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance and representation of special interest groups;
• the composition of its governing body reflects regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance and representation of special interest groups;
• si zaidi ya theluthi mbili ya wajumbe wa baraza lake linaloongoza ni wa jinsia moja;
• imedhihirisha kuwa wajumbe wa baraza lake la uongozi wanakidhi matakwa ya Sura ya Sita ya Katiba na sheria zinazohusu maadili;
• imewasilisha kwa Msajili-
  • orodha ya majina, anwani na maelezo ya utambulisho wa wanachama wake wote;
  • eneo la ofisi yake kuu, ambayo itakuwa afisi iliyosajiliwa ndani ya Kenya na anwani ya posta ambayo matangazo na mawasiliano mengine yanaweza kutumwa; na
  • the location and addresses of the branch offices of the political party, which shall be in more than half of the counties;
  • the disaggregated data of its membership based on each of the components of the special interest groups; and
  • the address of the official website of the political party.
• include an undertaking to be bound by this Act and the Code of Conduct set out in the First Schedule; and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

List of Fully registered parties

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