The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have received a lion’s share of the political parties’ allocation.
According to the Kenya Gazette notice dated Friday, September 27, 2024, UDA, led by President William Ruto, is set to receive Ksh558 million, while ODM has been allocated Ksh298 million in the 2024/25 financial year.
The Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu, indicated that 48 parties are eligible to receive the funds during the 2024/25 financial year.
According to the Kenya Gazette notice, the Wiper-Democratic Movement, led by former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, will receive Ksh69 million, while the 2022 Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s running mate Martha Karua’s National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (Narc-Kenya) will get Ksh7 million.
During the 2024/25 financial year, the former ruling party ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party will receive Ksh130 million while the independence party Kenya African National Union (KANU) will get Ksh23 million.
The Amani National Congress (ANC) affiliated with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will get Ksh25 million, and the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) led by former Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa will get Ksh 30 million.
The Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula’s allied Ford Kenya will get Ksh25 million while Safina Party associated with Jimi Wanjigi will receive Ksh3 million.
Maendeleo Chap Chap, led by Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, will walk out with Ksh12 million while Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi’s Democratic Party (DP) will receive Ksh5 million.
Former Kitui Governor and 1997 presidential candidate Charity Ngilu’s National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) will earn Ksh4 million same ex-Council of Governors chairman Peter Munya’s Party of National Unity (PNU). Both parties are former ruling parties under the governments of the late retired president Mwai Kibaki.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23, 25, and 34 (b) of the Political Parties Act, 2011, and Regulation 6 (c) of the Political Parties (Funding) Regulations, 2019, the Registrar of Political Parties gives notice that the following forty-eight (48) political parties are eligible to receive funds from the Political Parties Fund (PPF) during the Financial Year 2024/2025,” the notice read in part.
The listed parties are expected to utilise the funds to bankroll their operations and activities during the indicated financial year.
According to the notice, the allocated funds will be disbursed on a quarterly basis upon receipt from the National Treasury.
In line with Section 25 of the Political Parties Act, 95 per cent of the fund is allocated to the total number of votes secured by each political party in the preceding general election, and five per cent accounts for the administration expenses of the fund.
A party may, however, not receive funding if they fail to secure at least five per cent of the total number of votes in the previous general election.
