Three of Kenya's most prominent political parties have dominated the latest round of public funding, collectively claiming nearly four-fifths of the total amount disbursed to parties for the 2025/2026 financial year.
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A report prepared by the Registrar of Political Parties and tabled before Parliament shows that KSh 2.26 billion was distributed among 47 parties that took part in the 2022 general election. The United Democratic Alliance (UDA), the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and Jubilee Party together accounted for 79% of that total.
ODM, led by Dr. Oburu Oginga, emerged as the top recipient, taking home KSh 801.85 million. That figure breaks down into a primary allocation of KSh 421.22 million, a supplementary disbursement of KSh 380 million, and a carried-over balance of KSh 634,896 from the preceding period.
President William Ruto's UDA ranked second with KSh 788.74 million, while Jubilee, now associated with Dr. Fred Matiang'i, received KSh 184.89 million to place third.
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Beyond the top three, several other parties also secured significant allocations. Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper Patriotic Front received KSh 98.81 million, and Eugene Wamalwa's Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) was allocated KSh 43.20 million.
