With two years until the general elections, the Office Registrar of Political Parties has confirmed that three new political parties have applied to be added to the list of parties in Kenya.
In a gazette notice published on Friday, January 3, Registrar Anne Nderitu announced that the three parties submitted provisional requests to get the go-ahead to use the party names, symbols, and colours.
The three parties are the Forum for Economic Development Agenda (FEDA), the Kenya United Generation Party (KUG), and the Future Party (TFP).
FEDA has applied to be allowed to use Yale blue, gold, and Red colours as their party colours, while KUG has applied for green, brown, and blue colours.
Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu during a session to train political parties National Executive Council on Governance and Leadership by on May 23.
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On the other hand, TFP has applied to be allowed to use the luminous green, white, and navy blue colours.
Tinga Stephen Lekuka, Wambui Lucy Wanjiru, Keloi William Saningo, Ndegwa Christine Kirigo, Koskei Benard Kiprono, and Risper Awuor have been listed as the founding members of the Forum for Economic Development Agenda (FEDA) party.
For the Forum for Economic Development Agenda (FEDA), Jared Nyabuto Nyankienya, Sammy Mwanyaa Mutwanyaa, Sharon Jepkorir, Freddrick Namanda Wafula, Purity Mumbe Muthini, Vicky Chebet, Hezbon Oluoch Ouko, Cynthia Wangui, Joshua Mwonga Mutisya, and Frejustus Kiima.
On the other hand, Mercy Chiluyi, Bernard Mutie, Jesse Thuo, Deolata Ngatho, Diana Kemunto, Ibrahim Moses, Daniel Mwangi, Eunice Barasa, Imelda Nyongesa, Robinson Makokha, and Annastacia Jelimo, Francis Maina, and Eric Wanyama have been listed as the founding members of the The Future Party (TFP).
Consequently, the Registrar gave the public seven days to file any petition or concerns in regard to the new parties formation.
”Any person with written submissions concerning the registration of the above political parties shall within seven (7) days from the date of this publication deposit them with the Registrar of Political Parties,” a notice from the Registrar read in part.
Political parties seem to be gearing up for 2027, with the latest being Martha Karua’s political party applying for a rebranding ahead of the polls on December 29, last year.
Karua’s National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (NARC-Kenya) party, in a gazette notice, announced a sweep of changes within its organs that will see the political outfit change its name, party symbol, party colours, and party slogan.
“In exercise of the power conferred by Section 20 (1) (d) of the Political Parties Act (Cap. 7D), the Registrar of Political Parties gives notice that National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (NARC-Kenya) intends to change as follows: change of party name, change of party slogan, change of party colours,” the notice read in part.
As per the gazette notice, the party will change its name from NARC-Kenya to the People’s Liberation Party (PLP). Further, the notice indicated that the party intended to change its party colours from luminous, red, and white to lilac, white, and purple.
In the complete rebrand, the party’s symbol would change to a purple rose from a rose flower. The changes would also see the party rewrite its slogan to ‘Unite, Liberate’ from ‘One Kenya, One Nation, One People’.
A photo of NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua standing next to a NARC-Kenya banner.
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