BY KENNEDY OTIENO
Eliud Owalo’s People’s Prosperity Party (PPP) is yet to secure full registration ahead of October 15 electoral deadline threatening to scuttle his presidential ambition.
This publication has been made aware that Prosperity Party failed to secure full registration as the deadline for submission of specimen elapses.
“PPP is yet to attain full registration,” an insider told Metro News.
Our scrutiny of the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) website also indicate that Owalo’s party is in the list of the fuiilly registered parties.
Political parties intending to participate in the August 10, 2027 elections must submit specimen by tomorrow, October 15 or miss out.
The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has warned that provisional registration alone does not qualify a party to participate in an election.
Owalo, who was issued with a provisional registration certificate in July, is yet to complete the requirements needed to transform the party into a fully registered political outfit.
This mean the party cannot sponsor candidates in the 2027 General Election.
The former aide to President William Ruto now faces a narrowing window to either shelve his independent party-building project and seek entry into an already fully registered political party or forget his ambitions all together.
Alternatively, Owalo could lower his sights on the 2027 presidential race and concentrate on building People’s Prosperity Party into a national political organisation capable of competing in future elections.
The October 15 deadline has become a critical test for political outfits still establishing their structures, with parties already registered facing their own compliance obligations ahead of the 2027 contest.
What Owalo must do to secure full registration. Under Section 7 of the Political Parties Act, a party seeking full registration must meet several statutory conditions including recruiting at least 1,000 registered voters in each of more than half of Kenya’s 47 counties.
This translates to at least 24,000 members across at least 24 counties.
The party must also establish a registered headquarters and branch offices in at least 24 counties, supported by the required documentation.
Owalo must also ensure the membership and governing body reflect regional and ethnic diversity, gender balance, and representation of minorities and marginalised groups among other requirements.
The law also requires a provisionally registered party to apply for full registration within 180 days of receiving its provisional certificate.
A party that has not applied within that period risks having its provisional registration lapse.
