The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has issued a timeline of key processes that political parties must meet ahead of the 2027 General Elections.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

In a communique to political parties obtained by Kenyans.co.ke , Registrar of Political Parties, John Lorionokou, said Political parties have until October 16, 2026, to submit their election and nomination rules to the ORPP, with the submission window running from September 28.

The Registrar is required to certify the nomination rules by October 30, 2026, after which parties must submit the rules to IEBC by November 6, 2026.

The parties are also required to submit names and specimen signatures of authorised persons to the Registrar between October 7 and October 15 2026.

📌 What You Need to Know

At the same time, the parties are required to send their nomination rules by October 30 before submitting the same to IEBC by November 6, 2026.

The notice followed a gazette notice by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on August 20, which confirmed the election date to be August 10, 2027.

"Pursuant to Article 88(4) of the Constitution, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vide the Gazette published on August 20, 2026 under Vol.CXXVII-No.144 stipulated activities and processes towards the August 10 2027 General Election. Flowing from the above, the attention of the public and the political parties is drawn to the following salient timelines," ORPP said in the notice.

Besides the nomination rules, ORPP also asked political parties to update and submit their membership registers between March 16 and March 23, 2027, with the Registrar expected to certify the registers by March 23 of the same year.

Parties seeking to conduct nominations must notify ORPP of the method it intends to use for nominations at least 10 days before the nomination date , while details of the dates, venues and members seeking nomination must be submitted at least 14 days before the exercise.

Parties will also be required to publish their nomination dates and venues on their official websites at least seven days before the nominations.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke