Registrar of Political Parties and Chief Executive Officer J.C. Lorionokou/HANDOUT
The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has issued a notice for the provisional registration of two proposed political parties, opening a seven-day window for members of the public to lodge objections.
In a notice published by the Registrar of Political Parties and Chief Executive Officer J.C. Lorionokou, the ORPP announced that the Social Democratic Party of Kenya (SDP) and the People's Alternative Voice (PAV) are in the process of being provisionally registered under Section 5(2)(a) of the Political Parties Act.
The ORPP, a State office established under Section 33 of the Political Parties Act and Article 260 of the Constitution, said its mandate includes registering and regulating political parties as well as administering the Political Parties Fund.
According to the notice, the Social Democratic Party of
Kenya (SDP) has adopted pink, white and sky blue as its official party colours,
with the slogan "Change - Mageuzi." The party's symbol is the acronym
SDP enclosed inside a circle.
The party's listed founder members are Nyangong' Duncan Nyumbah, Omwandasi Jared Dishon and Kinyua Mary Wacuka.
The second proposed party, People's Alternative Voice (PAV), has adopted purple, gold and white as its official colours. Its party symbol is a shofar, while its slogan is "Sauti Mbadala-Haki, Usawa na Maendeleo."
The founders of PAV are listed as Odenyo John Fitzgerald Elly, Nyando Rachel Mmboga and Ali Hussein Kiplangat.
The Registrar said particulars of the two proposed political parties have been published on the ORPP website to facilitate public scrutiny as required by law.
Any person wishing to oppose the provisional registration of either party has seven days from the date of publication of the notice to submit objections either in writing or in person to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties at Lion Place, Fourth Floor, Waiyaki Way at Karuna Close, Nairobi.
The provisional registration marks the first step in the legal process of establishing a political party in Kenya.
After meeting the statutory requirements set out in the Political Parties Act, including demonstrating national character and fulfilling membership thresholds, the parties may apply for full registration, which grants them legal recognition to field candidates in elections and access benefits available to registered political parties.
Kenya has 91 fully registered political parties. The ORPP's updated register indicates that, as of January 2026, there were 91 parties that had met the legal requirements for full registration under the Political Parties Act.
