List of Top 10 Kenyan Parties Allocated Biggest Amounts after New PPF Review
- The Political Parties Fund is managed by the registrar and draws its resources from 0.3% of the national revenue allocated by the national government
- Due to a budget cut by the National Treasury in the 2024/2025 financial year, the Registrar of Political Parties reviewed and revised allocations for all eligible political parties
- 95 political parties qualified for funding, and the registrar allocated a cumulative amount of KSh 1,144,733,052 for the 2024/2025 financial year
Elijah Ntongai, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has over four years of financial, business, and technology research and reporting experience, providing insights into Kenyan and global trends.
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In 2011, the Political Parties Act was passed, and it established the Political Parties Fund (PPF) through Section 21.
The fund is administered by the Registrar of Political Parties, who distributes funds to eligible political parties based on the established criteria. The main source of PPF is the national government, which allocates 0.3 % of the national revenue to the fund.
Who qualifies for the Political Parties Fund allocations?
According to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), a political party in Kenya does not qualify for funding from the PPF if it fails to meet conditions, such as the two-thirds gender rule, among its national office holders.
Additionally, the party must include representation from special interest groups, such as youth, persons with disabilities, or marginalised communities, within its governing body.
Most importantly, a party must have at least one elected representative holding a public office, whether it's a member of the National Assembly, a senator, a governor, or a Member of County Assembly, to qualify for allocations.
The ORPP allocates funding to the parties that meet the qualification criteria using a formula that allocates 70% based on votes received in the previous general election, 15% on elected candidates from special interest groups, 10% on total elected representatives, and 5% for administrative expenses.
How much will parties receive from PPF?
The registrar of parties, Ann Nderitu, has reviewed allocation for political parties following a reduction of the Treasury's allocation to the PPF.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23, 25 and 34(b) of the Political Parties Act, (Cap. 7D), and Regulation 6 (c) of the Political Parties (Funding) Regulations 2019, the Registrar of Political Parties gives notice that Political Parties Fund (PPF) faced budget cut during the Supplementary Estimates No. II of Financial Year 2024/25 which has necessitated review of the distribution of the Fund," read the gazzette notice dated May 20.
Below are the parties with the largest allocations following the review in May 2025:
- United Democratic Alliance (UDA) - KSh 480,290,411
- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) - KSh 256,558,712
- Jubilee Party (JP) - KSh 112,530,209
- Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) - KSh 60,101,143
- Democratic Action Party–Kenya (DAP-K) - KSh 26,333,970
- United Democratic Movement (UDM) - KSh 22,372,524
- Forum for Restoration of Democracy–Kenya (FORD-KENYA) - KSh 21,520,978
- Kenya African National Union (KANU) - KSh 20,005,804
- Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP) - KSh 11,467,211
- Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCCP) - KSh 10,546,046
Five minor political parties, Justice and Freedom Party of Kenya (JFP), Grand Dream Development Party (GDDP), Kenya African Democratic Union-Asili (KADU-ASILI), Maendeleo Democratic Party (MDP), and Green Thinking Action Party (GTAP), received allocations of less than KSh 500,000 each from the Political Parties Fund.
Notably, 95 political parties qualified for allocations. According to the registrar a total of KSh 1,144,733,052 has been allocated to the parties.
Kenya's 2025/26 budget
In other news, Kenya’s proposed 2025/26 budget is set to be officially presented in parliament by Treasury CS John Mbadi on June 12.
The budget outlines a total spending plan of KSh 4.239 trillion, with KSh 1.79 trillion allocated for recurrent expenses and KSh 707.8 billion for development.
President William Ruto’s office will receive KSh 5.37 billion, while Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s office will get KSh 3.07 billion, both seeing increases from previous allocations.
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