List of political parties in Kenya

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This article lists political parties in Kenya.

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.[1]

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.[2][3][4] With the lapseing of the registration period set out in the most recent political parties act on 30 April 2012, twenty-four political parties had gained registration certificates while 22 others had applied for registration.[5][6]

The parties

Parties with Registration Certificates

Parties awaiting Certificates

  • Party of Hope
  • The Democratic Union for Change(D.U.C)
  • National Super Alliance
  • Maendeleo Party[9]
    • Thirdway Alliance Party of Kenya
    • Kenya Diaspora Pro-Democracy Movement (KDPM)
    • Chama Cha Masilahi Ya Wakenya.

Historic

See also

References

  1. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya, 17 November 2007: List of registered political parties
  2. ↑ "30 Parties Meet Deadline for New Law"
  3. ↑ "Unregistered Political Parties Handed A Lifeline"
  4. ↑ Registered Political Parties According To The IEBC Website Archived 11 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1310&Itemid=%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D THE POLITICAL PARTIES BILL, 2011
  6. ↑ Eight political parties fail to beat registration deadline http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000057376&cid=4&
  7. ↑ Ndonga, Simon (26 September 2016). "Kenya: Ababu Namwamba Relaunches Labour Party of Kenya". Capital FM (Nairobi). AllAfrica.
  8. ↑ Registered Political Parties Archived 13 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑
    • Thirdway Alliance Party of Kenya
    • Kenya Diaspora Pro-Democracy Movement (KDPM)
    Leaders keep supporters guessing on parties as registration deadline passes ,Daily Nation 30 April 2012 (Print Edition)
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