How to Check Your Political Party Membership Status in Kenya

Are you a member of a political party? Don’t answer too fast. Over the years, many Kenyans have found themselves registered in parties they never joined, often using ID details collected without their knowledge.

The good news: you can check your party membership in a minute and leave a party you never joined, for free or almost free. Here is how.

What You Need

• Your national ID or passport number
• A phone line on a supported network (for the USSD option), or internet access

Option 1: Check by USSD

1. Dial *509# on your phone.
2. Follow the menu to check your party membership.
3. Enter your ID or passport number when asked.
4. You will see the party (if any) you are registered with.

The ORPP says only the normal subscriber charge applies (currently KES 1).

Option 2: Check Online

1. Go to the ORPP self-service portal, or log in to eCitizen and open the Registrar of Political Parties service.
2. Enter your ID or passport number and the details requested.
3. Your membership status will be shown. There is no fee beyond your internet charges.

Option 3: Visit or Write to the ORPP

Visit any ORPP office, including the county offices, with your original ID or passport. You can also write to the Registrar with your full name, ID or passport number and a copy of the document. See ORPP offices and contacts.

Registered Without Your Consent? Here Is What to Do

The ORPP says you can use its resignation service if you were registered by mistake or without your consent:

1. Dial *509# and choose the resignation option, or
2. Use the online resignation service or eCitizen.
3. The Registrar then removes your name from that party’s register.

For help, contact the ORPP on +254 20 4022000, call/SMS/WhatsApp 0118 967 567, or email info@orpp.or.ke.

Since the Data Protection Act, 2019, a party must get your consent before it adds you. Under the ORPP process, you only become a member after the Registrar verifies the record and you give consent.

If you are an MP or MCA, resigning has extra steps (you must also notify the Clerk of your House or County Assembly). Get advice before you act.

Want to Join a Party Instead?

See our guides on how to join ODM and how to join Jubilee Party.

Sources and useful links

• ORPP: Membership processes (online services)
• ORPP self-service: party enrolment status
• ORPP self-service: resignation
• Office of the Registrar of Political Parties