ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Political Parties Act
5. Provisional registration of a political party
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
5. Provisional registration of a political party
(1)An association of persons or organisation applying to be registered as a political party may apply to the Registrar for provisional registration.(1A)An application for provisional registration under subsection (1) may be made after the notification by the Registrar under section 4B (3):Provided that if the application is not made within the period specified in section 4B (2), the reservation of the name, symbol or slogan of the proposed political party shall lapse.(2)Upon receipt of an application for registration under subsection (1), the Registrar shall—(a)within fourteen days, publish a notice in the Gazette and in at least two newspapers with nationwide circulation, inviting objections from any person or any other political party concerning the registration of the name, symbol, colour of the political party, or any other issue relating to the registration of the political party;(b)within thirty days of the association or organisation fulfilling the conditions prescribed in section 6, issue that association or organisation with a certificate of provisional registration.(3)A political party that has been provisionally registered under subsection (2) shall, not later than one hundred and eighty days from the date of provisional registration, apply to the Registrar for full registration.(5)The provisional registration of a political party which has not applied for full registration shall lapse at the expiry of two hundred and seventy days from the date of issue of the certificate of the provisional registration.(6)The provisional registration of a political party which has applied for full registration shall be valid until the political party is issued with a certificate of full registration, or until the application of the political party to be registered has been rejected.(7)A political party that has been provisionally registered under subsection (2) shall not be entitled to participate in an election.