Only two new political parties registered since 2022 elections
Registrar Anne Nderitu in a notice on Wednesday confirmed that no political parties have entered into mergers or been dissolved during this period.
Only two new political parties have been officially registered in Kenya since the August 2022 general elections, according to the Registrar of Political Parties.
The newly registered parties are The We Alliance Party (TWAP) and the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), both of which received their registration certificates on February 3, 2025.
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This brings the total number of fully registered political parties in the country to 92, including one coalition party.
Registrar Anne Nderitu in a notice on Wednesday confirmed that no political parties have entered into mergers or been dissolved during this period.
"There is no political party here which has entered into a merger... there is no political party herein which has been dissolved," she said.
The 92 parties are all fully registered under the Political Parties Act (Cap 7D), including those that transitioned following compliance with the 2011 PPA. Provisionally registered parties are not included in this list.
The timing of these registrations comes amid political developments, as former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua continues to seek a political vehicle ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Gachagua, who has been keeping details about his new party under wraps, recently confirmed that the official launch of his political party would be pushed to May 2025, after initially planning to announce it in February.
"I will announce the party in May 2025," Gachagua said, explaining that he had delayed the announcement to avoid potential sabotage.
He further alleged that there were plans to launch multiple new parties aimed at dividing the Mt Kenya vote.
"We know there is a plan to launch more political parties to confuse the region. We are aware that there are plans for some of these parties to have presidential candidates to divide the region," Gachagua noted.
The former DP compared the situation to the 1992 elections, when multiple candidates, including Matiba and Kibaki, divided the vote, allowing Moi to win.
In the meantime, Gachagua has been meeting with various political figures and exploring strategies for his new party. He also mentioned that he would look into the operations of the opposition party, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), as part of his preparations before launching his party.
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