{"id":679,"date":"2026-08-19T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vota.co.ke\/blog\/fully-registered-political-parties-in-kenya\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:04:10","slug":"fully-registered-political-parties-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vota.co.ke\/blog\/fully-registered-political-parties-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Fully Registered Political Parties in Kenya (July 2026): The Complete List of 98 Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) maintains the official register of political parties in Kenya, as required under Section 34(e) of the Political Parties Act (Cap. 7D). As at July 2026, there are 98 fully registered political parties<\/strong> in Kenya. This is the complete list, including each party’s official abbreviation, sourced from the ORPP register.<\/p>\n

For campaign teams, civic organizations, researchers, and voters, understanding the party landscape is the first step to organized political engagement. Vota helps parties, coalitions, and civic groups manage their grassroots operations, volunteers, field reports, and supporter data.<\/p>\n

About the ORPP register<\/h2>\n

The ORPP is the government office responsible for registering political parties, regulating their activities, and maintaining the register of parties and their symbols. A fully registered party has met the legal requirements of the Political Parties Act and appears on the official register with its name, abbreviation, symbol, colours, and head office details.<\/p>\n

The number of registered parties changes over time as new parties are registered and others change their details. The list below reflects the register as at July 2026, which contains 98 fully registered parties.<\/p>\n

Complete list of fully registered political parties in Kenya (July 2026)<\/h2>\n
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  1. People’s Liberation Party — PLP<\/li>\n
  2. The National Vision Party — NVP<\/li>\n
  3. Labour Party of Kenya — LPK<\/li>\n
  4. The Democratic Union — TDU<\/li>\n
  5. Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya — PICK<\/li>\n
  6. Devolution Empowerment Party — DEP<\/li>\n
  7. Kenya National Congress — KNC<\/li>\n
  8. Mazingira Green Party — MGP<\/li>\n
  9. Kenya Moja Movement Party — KMM<\/li>\n
  10. Wiper Patriotic Front — WPF<\/li>\n
  11. Democratic Party of Kenya — DP<\/li>\n
  12. Party of National Unity — PNU<\/li>\n
  13. United Democratic Alliance — UDA<\/li>\n
  14. Agano National Party — ANP<\/li>\n
  15. Kenya Social Congress — KSC<\/li>\n
  16. Orange Democratic Movement — ODM<\/li>\n
  17. People’s Party of Kenya — PPK<\/li>\n
  18. Forum for Restoration of Democracy-Kenya — FORD-Kenya<\/li>\n
  19. Progressive Party of Kenya — PPOK<\/li>\n
  20. Jubilee Party — JP<\/li>\n
  21. Maendeleo Democratic Party — MDP<\/li>\n
  22. National Rainbow Coalition — NARC<\/li>\n
  23. Kenya African Democratic Union-Asili — KADU-Asili<\/li>\n
  24. Kenya Patriots Party — KPP<\/li>\n
  25. Communist Party of Kenya — CPK<\/li>\n
  26. Kenya African National Union — KANU<\/li>\n
  27. Safina Party — SAFINA<\/li>\n
  28. Chama Cha Uzalendo — CCU<\/li>\n
  29. National Agenda Party of Kenya — NAP-K<\/li>\n
  30. People’s Empowerment Party — PEP<\/li>\n
  31. Peoples Democratic Party — PDP<\/li>\n
  32. The New Democrats — TND<\/li>\n
  33. United Democratic Movement — UDM<\/li>\n
  34. Shirikisho Party of Kenya — SPK<\/li>\n
  35. Party of Democratic Unity — PDU<\/li>\n
  36. Umoja na Maendeleo Party — UMP<\/li>\n
  37. United Party of Independent Alliance — UPIA<\/li>\n
  38. Farmers Party — FP<\/li>\n
  39. Economic Freedom Party — EFP<\/li>\n
  40. Federal Party of Kenya — FPK<\/li>\n
  41. Muungano Party — MP<\/li>\n
  42. The National Party — TNP<\/li>\n
  43. Jirani Mzalendo Asili Party of Kenya — J-MAPK<\/li>\n
  44. Chama Cha Mashinani — CCM<\/li>\n
  45. Alliance for Change — AFC<\/li>\n
  46. Forum for Republican Democracy-Asili — FORD-Asili<\/li>\n
  47. Republican Liberty Party — RLP<\/li>\n
  48. Roots Party of Kenya — RPK<\/li>\n
  49. Vibrant Democracy Party — VDP<\/li>\n
  50. Ubuntu People’s Forum — UPF<\/li>\n
  51. Amani National Congress — ANC<\/li>\n
  52. Devolution Party of Kenya — DPK<\/li>\n
  53. United Democratic Party — UDP<\/li>\n
  54. Kenya Reform Party — KRP<\/li>\n
  55. People’s Trust Party — PTP<\/li>\n
  56. Maendeleo Chap Chap — MCCP<\/li>\n
  57. Democratic Congress — DC<\/li>\n
  58. Liberal Democratic Party — LDP<\/li>\n
  59. Green Congress of Kenya — GCK<\/li>\n
  60. National Liberal Party — NLP<\/li>\n
  61. Movement for Democracy and Growth — MDG<\/li>\n
  62. Alternative Leadership Party of Kenya — ALP-K<\/li>\n
  63. Ukweli Party — UP<\/li>\n
  64. Empowerment and Liberation Party — ELP<\/li>\n
  65. Third Way Alliance Kenya — TAKE<\/li>\n
  66. Justice and Freedom Party of Kenya — JFP<\/li>\n
  67. Grand Dream Development Party — GDDP<\/li>\n
  68. United Green Movement — UGM<\/li>\n
  69. Usawa Kwa Wote — UKW<\/li>\n
  70. United Progressive Alliance — UPA<\/li>\n
  71. The Service Party — TSP<\/li>\n
  72. National Ordinary People Empowerment Union — NOPEU<\/li>\n
  73. National Reconstruction Alliance — NRA<\/li>\n
  74. Democratic Action Party-Kenya — DAP-K<\/li>\n
  75. Party for Peace and Development — PPD<\/li>\n
  76. Chama Cha Kazi — Kazi<\/li>\n
  77. Tujibebe Wakenya Party — JIBEBE<\/li>\n
  78. Kenya Union Party — KUP<\/li>\n
  79. Democratic National Alliance Party — DNA<\/li>\n
  80. Pamoja African Alliance — PAA<\/li>\n
  81. Mabadiliko Party of Kenya — MAPK<\/li>\n
  82. Entrust Pioneer Party — EPP<\/li>\n
  83. Party for Growth and Prosperity — PGP<\/li>\n
  84. Green Thinking Action Party — GTAP<\/li>\n
  85. National Democracy Expansion Party — NDEP<\/li>\n
  86. Unified Change Party — UCP<\/li>\n
  87. Universal Unity Party — UUP<\/li>\n
  88. Chama ya Mapatano of Kenya — CYMK<\/li>\n
  89. The Equitable Party — TEP<\/li>\n
  90. Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party — Azimio<\/li>\n
  91. The We Alliance Party — TWAP<\/li>\n
  92. Democracy for the Citizens Party — DCP<\/li>\n
  93. National Economic Development Party — NEDP<\/li>\n
  94. People’s Renaissance Movement — PM<\/li>\n
  95. Kenya United Generation Party — KUG<\/li>\n
  96. Peoples’ Forum for Rebuilding Democracy — PFRD<\/li>\n
  97. Msingi wa Utaifa Party — MUP<\/li>\n
  98. United Patriotic Party — UPM<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What this means for political campaigns in Kenya<\/h2>\n

    With 98 registered parties and many more coalitions and civic groups, the political landscape in Kenya is highly competitive and dynamic. Campaign teams must organize volunteers, manage supporter data, track field reports, and coordinate events across wards, constituencies, and counties.<\/p>\n

    A registered party or candidate does not win on numbers alone. The difference often comes down to organization: who knows their supporters, who can mobilize at the grassroots, and who can turn field data into action.<\/p>\n

    How Vota supports parties and civic organizations<\/h2>\n

    Vota helps political parties, coalitions, aspirants, and civic organizations manage the operational side of campaigning. This includes:<\/p>\n