| Published Fri, October 27th 2017 at 00:00, Updated October 26th 2017 at 21:09 GMT +3Over the past 25 years, Kenya’s political landscape has undergone a major metamorphosis, culminating in one of Africa’s most vibrant multiparty democracies with over 66 approved and active political parties. Political parties play a pivotal role in society because they are the vehicles used to select or elect leaders who represent us. Like any other public organisation, if political parties or their leadership is not transparent and accountable, they are likely to deny the public quality leadership that the country yearns for. This is evidenced by the fact that during nominations, nearly all the registered political parties become active, inviting aspirants to seek nominations through their parties, but only a paltry five or less of them make it as parliamentary parties. Parliamentary parties are those whose nominated candidates manage to win parliamentary or county seats.

Source: Standard Digital October 26, 2017 21:00 UTC