Political Parties executives from around the country were all ecstatic as the annual Political Party Fund presentation saw 20 of the country’s major Political parties receive their funds that will go toward funding their programs for this year.
Acting Registrar of Political Parties, Emmanuel Pok said that this would not have occurred, had they not pushed for it and thanked the executives of all parties for their patience on the matter.
So far the amount budgeted for the parties was K283, 000.
Pok stated that even though the budget for Office was cut significantly, they were able to pay out funds for all parties that have active members of parliament.
“With this payment of funds, we are expecting these political parties now to go out and do more work with their members with the limited funding granted and get prepared for the 2027 National General Elections.”
Aside from presenting the Political Party Funds for 2023, Pok commended the political parties for their performances in the recent National General Elections, stating that their level of participation compared to previous elections had been very exemplary.
Pok believes that the level of improvement was shown to be much better than both the 2017 and the 2007 elections and it’s all thanks to training & development programs.
During the Presentation, Mr. Pok also payed tribute to the contributions of former Registrar, Dr. Alphonse Gelu.
Mr. Pok expressed great sadness, saying that Dr. Gelu was not only a registrar but more than that.
“Dr. Gelu was a person of great experience and knowledge and will be known for his contribution into policy making in the country.”
His greatest belief was that political parties are pillars of democracy and that they form government, and through that belief, these parties would be the vehicle that would drive the development agendas of the country.