President Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party and Raila Amollo Odinga’s ODM Party will pocket close to KES 1 billion from the revised Political Parties Fund.
UDA will receive KES 480,290,411, while ODM Party will receive KES 256,558,712.
In a gazette notice dated June 5, the Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu, said the distribution of the funding was reviewed after PPF faced a budget cut during the supplementary estimates.
“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. The following political parties will receive a revised allocation from the PPF during the Financial Year 2024/2025 as follows,” reads the notice.
It goes ahead and lists number three as retired president Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party which will receive KES 112,530,209 followed by Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper Democratic Movement Party with an allocation of KES 60,101,143.
Eugene Wamalwa’s Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) is slotted KES 26,333,970, while United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party will receive KES 22,372,524, and FORD-Kenya KES 21,520,978.
The independence party, Kenya African National Union (KANU) of Gideon Moi is allocated KES 20,005,804 while Devolution Empowerment Party and Maendeleo Chap Chap Party (MCCP) will receive KES 11,467,211 and KES 10,546,046 respectively.
Ugenya MP David Ochieng’s Movement for Democracy and Growth Party (MDG) is allocated KES 8,157,856 while Martha Wangari Karua’s People Liberation Party (PLP) receives KES 6,290,464.
Others are KES 6,309,362 for Tujibebe Wakenya Party, and KES 5,436,935 for Chama Cha Kazi.
Notably the Registrar of Political Parties does not list an allocation to Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) which was only registered a fortnight ago.
The Registrar of Political Parties in Kenya allocates the Political Parties Fund (PPF) to registered parties based on the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties’ criteria outlined in the Political Parties Act, 2011.
Specifically, the funds are allocated to parties that have met the constitutional threshold as determined by the Registrar. The Political Parties Act, 2011, sets aside 0.3% of the national government revenue for the PPF to finance political party activities.
The National Treasury determines how the total revenue is allocated, with allocations first made for public debt, pensions, and other essential government services before the remaining balance is allocated to the PPF.
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