ghts Development (CEMIRIDE) & 2 others v Attorney General & 2 others; Independent Electoral and BoundariesCommission (Interested a) manual registration by completing recruitment forms as long as such members consent, b) integrated Political Parties Management System (IPPMS) availed on the e-citizen platform, and web page link ippms.orpp.or.ke available for those who do not wish to use or have access to e-citizen account. 117. It was therefore deposed that every adult citizen who wishes to become a member of a political party is at liberty to use any of the mechanisms outlined above and that whichever way a party elects to enlist its members, such list must be submitted to the 2nd Respondent for verification and certification (where required) to ensure compliance with the Act. In addition, Section 34B (1) of the Political Parties Act commands the 2nd respondent to establish a Political Parties Management Information System, an electronic system powered by technology, for the purpose of processing the political parties’ records and data for the purpose of the Act. 118. According to the deponent, the IPPMS was developed with the involvement of all stakeholders including the political parties and the Political Parties Liaison Committee established under Section 38 of the Political Parties Act and that the representatives of the various political parties have undergone training on the use of IPPMS. In the deponent’s view, the 2nd Respondent has developed the Integrated Political Parties Management System (herein ‘IPPMS’) for facilitate the efficient and effective management of political parties’ records. The system is a web application developed to facilitate efficient and effective management of political party records and that all registered political parties have access to the IPPMS for the following purposes inter alia:a) upload party membership list to the 2nd Respondent, and b) access reports on membership. 119. It was disclosed that coherent with the requirement of Section 34(1)(e) of the Act, which requires the 2nd Respondent to make public the political parties membership register, members of the public also have access to the platform. Therefore, the services offered on the e-citizen are a component of IPPMS where citizens can register into parties, resign and check their party membership status. However, there is no requirement for the general public to register as members of a political party using the IPPMS since the processes available through IPPMS are also available manually such as:a) completing recruitment forms to register as a member of a party. b) Resignation from a party by submitting a written notice to the political party and notifying the 2nd Respondent within 7 days. c) Resignation from a party by submitting a written notice to the clerk of the relevant house of Parliament or County Assembly and notifying the 2nd Respondent within 7 days. d) Confirmation of party membership status by accessing the political party membership records as verified and certified by the 2nd Respondent. 120. The deponent responded that vide his letter dated the 15th day of February 2022, he responded to the applicant’s letter dated 9th day of February 2022 illustrating to the applicants the above manual alternatives. He however insisted that the IPPMS has revolutionized political party membership recruitment since its interception with the total number of members of political parties registered using IPPMS to-date being 24,198,622 and that indeed political parties have embraced and adopted the use of the IPPMS. 121. According to the deponent, the powers conferred on the 2nd Respondent are necessary to perform its functions under Section 34 (a) (d) and (f) of the Act and that during the verification process, the 2nd Respondent may make changes to the political parties' membership lists submitted by the political parties in circumstances envisaged by Section 34C of the Act such as:a) if a political party has been deregistered, b) if a person resigns as a member of a party if a member dies, c) if a member has ceased to be a citizen of Kenya, http://www.kenyalaw.org - Page 14/29