List of political parties in Kenya
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This article lists political parties in Kenya.[1]
Political culture
Kenya's system is one with characteristics comparable with a two-party system, since two dominant political parties c.q. coalitions have dominated since the last general elections in 2007. However, it has been a multi-party system since 1992 and one of the ruling coalitions consists of several parties. Kenya had over 160 registered political parties as of November 2007.[2]
Following the implementation of several Political Parties Acts starting with the 31 December 2008 act, the number of political parties has been coming down considerably since.[3][4][5] With the lapse of the registration period set out in the political parties act on 30 April 2012, twenty-four political parties had gained registration certificates while 22 others had applied for registration.[6][7]
The parties
Parliamentary parties
Coalition | Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Senate | Assembly | ||
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Jubilee | Jubilee Party Chama cha Jubilee (Swahili) | JP | Uhuru Kenyatta | Kenyan nationalism National conservatism Economic liberalism | 5 / 67 | 172 / 349 | ||
Kenya African National Union | KANU | Gideon Moi | Kenyan nationalism Conservatism | 0 / 67 | 10 / 349 | |||
United Democratic Alliance | UDA | William Ruto | Conservatism | 32 / 67 | 1 / 349 | |||
Total | 37 / 67 | 186 / 349 | ||||||
NASA | Orange Democratic Movement | ODM | Raila Odinga | Social democracy Civic nationalism Social liberalism | 20 / 67 | 76 / 349 | ||
Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya | WDM-K | Kalonzo Musyoka | Social democracy | 4 / 67 | 25 / 349 | |||
Amani National Congress | ANC | Musalia Mudavadi | Social liberalism | 0 / 67 | 14 / 349 | |||
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya | FORD-K | Moses Wetangula | Social democracy | 0 / 67 | 12 / 349 | |||
The Patriotic Party Chama cha Uzalendo (Swahili) | CCU | Maur Bwanamaka | Liberal democracy | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 | |||
Muungano Party | MP | Fabian Muli | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 | ||||
Total | 24 / 67 | 125 / 349 | ||||||
None | Economic Freedom Party | EFP | Billow Kerrow | 0 / 67 | 5 / 349 | |||
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party | MCC | Alfred Mutua | 0 / 67 | 4 / 349 | ||||
Local Party Chama Cha Mashinani (Swahili) | CCM | Isaac Ruto | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 | ||||
Kenya National Congress | KNC | Manson Nyamweya | Human rights Social justice Democracy | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 | |||
Kenya People's Party | KPP | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 | |||||
Peoples Democratic Party | PDP | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 | |||||
New Democrats | ND | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 | |||||
Party of National Unity Chama cha Umoja wa Kitaifa (Swahili) | PNU | Mwai Kibaki | Conservatism Liberal democracy | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 | |||
Democratic Party Chama cha Demokrasia (Swahili) | DP | Joseph K. Munyao | Conservatism | 1 / 67 | 1 / 349 | |||
Frontier Alliance Party | FAP | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 | |||||
National Agenda Party | NAP | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
Other parties
Former parties
Name | Ideology | Created | Dissolved | Notes |
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Alliance Party of Kenya | N/A | 2012 | 2016 | Created in support of Uhuru Kenyatta. |
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People | Social democracy | 1997 | 2016 | Merged with the Jubilee Party. |
Grand National Union of Kenya | N/A | 2012 | 2016 | Merged with the Jubilee Party. |
New Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Kenya | Third way Social democracy | 2006 | 2016 | Merged with the Jubilee Party. |
The Independent Party | N/A | 2007? | 2016 | N/A |
United Democratic Forum Party | Liberalism Economic liberalism Humanism | 2012 | 2016 | Merged with the Jubilee Party. |
United Republican Party | Liberalism | 2012 | 2016 | Merged with the Jubilee Party. |
Kenya African Democratic Union | Majimboism | 1960 | 1964 | Merged with the Kenya African National Union. |
Kenya People's Union | Socialism | 1966 | 1969 | Were banned after 3 years of existence. |
Liberal Democratic Party | Liberalism | 2002 | 2005 | N/A |
Kenya Independence Movement | Kenyan nationalism | 1959 | 1959 | Early pro-independence party. |
Nairobi People's Convention Party | African nationalism | 1957 | 1961 | Early pro-independence party. |
African People's Party | N/A | 1962 | 1963 | N/A |
Amani Coalition | Centrism | 2013 | 2013? | Former coalition. |
Baluhya Political Union | N/A | 1960 | 1965 | N/A |
Capricorn Africa Society | N/A | 1949 | 1961 | N/A |
Independent Group | Right-wing politics | 1956? | 1959 | European minority party. |
Kenya Coalition | N/A | 1960 | 1963 | N/A |
Kenya Freedom Party | N/A | 1960 | 1962 | Indian minority party. |
Kenya Indian Congress | N/A | 1914 | 1962 | Indian minority party. |
New Kenya Party | N/A | 1959 | 1963 | N/A |
Nyanza Province African Union | N/A | 1963? | N/A | N/A |
Reform Party | N/A | 1921 | N/A | N/A |
Shungwaya Freedom Party | N/A | 1961? | 1967 | N/A |
The National Alliance | Kenyan nationalism Conservatism | 2000 | 2016 | N/A |
Jubilee Alliance | Centre-right politics | 2013 | 2016 | Former ruling coalition. |
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy | Democracy | 1991 | 1992 | Split into 3 parties ahead of its first election. |
Kenya National Party | N/A | 1959 | 1960 | N/A |
National Development Party | N/A | 1991 | 2002 | N/A |
United Country Party | N/A | 1954 | 1957 | N/A |
United Party | N/A | 1959 | 1960 | N/A |
Young Kikuyu Association | N/A | 1921 | N/A | N/A |
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy | Social democracy | 2012 | 2017 | Former opposition coalition. |
See also
References
- ^ "The Procedure to Register a Political Party in Kenya". AfroCave. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya, 17 November 2007: List of registered political parties [dead link]
- ^ "30 Parties Meet Deadline for New Law"
- ^ "Unregistered Political Parties Handed A Lifeline"
- ^ Registered Political Parties According To The IEBC Website Archived 11 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1310&Itemid=[permanent dead link] The Political Parties Bill, 2011
- ^ Eight political parties fail to beat registration deadline http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000057376&cid=4& Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
- The Registrar of Political Parties
- How to join a political party in Kenya
- Funding for political parties in Kenya