Safina

The Safina (Swahili for "Ark") is a political party in Kenya.

At the legislative elections on 27 December 2007, the party won 5 out of 210 elected seats.

The Party Leader is Paul Kibugi Muite, a former Member of Parliament for Kabete constituency and a Senior Counsel at the Kenyan Bar. He and his running mate, Dr. Shem Ochudho, were contestants for the Presidency of Kenya in the March 4, 2013 election. The party is also fielding 4 candidates for Governor; 10 candidates for the Senate; 10 County Women Representatives; 52 candidates for the National Assembly; and 400 candidates for the County Assemblies across the country.

The Safina party's highest organ is a National Executive Council which meets twice a year. The NEC is elected for 4 year terms by a National Delegates Convention. The current NEC was elected on July 15, 2011.

References

Political parties in Kenya
Parliamentary (National Assembly seats)	Jubilee Party (171) Orange Democratic Movement (76) Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (23) Amani National Congress (14) FORD–Kenya (12) Kenya African National Union (10) Economic Freedom Party (5) Maendeleo Chap Chap Party (4) Party of Development and Reforms (4) Chama Cha Mashinani (2) Kenya National Congress (2) Kenya People's Party (2) Peoples Democratic Party (2) Chama Cha Uzalendo (1) Muungano Party (1) New Democrats (1) Party of National Unity (1) Democratic Party (1) Frontier Alliance Party (1) National Agenda Party (1)
Extraparliamentary	Agano Party Alliance for Real Change Chama Cha Mwananchi Conservative Party Farmers Party Federal Party of Kenya KADU–Asili Kenya Social Congress Kenya National Democratic Alliance Madaraka People's Movement Maendeleo Democratic Party Mazingira Green Party of Kenya Mkenya Solidarity Movement Mwangaza Party National Democratic Movement National Labour Party National Party of Kenya NARC-Kenya Party of Democratic Unity Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya FORD–Asili Labour Party of Kenya National Vision Party Peoples Party of Kenya Progressive Party of Kenya Restore and Build Kenya Saba Saba – Asili Safina Shirikisho Party of Kenya Sisi Kwa Sisi Social Democratic Party of Kenya United Democratic Movement Unity Party of Kenya
Defunct	African People's Party Alliance Party of Kenya Amani Coalition Baluhya Political Union Capricorn Africa Society Ford–People Grand National Union Independent Group Jubilee Alliance Kenya African Democratic Union Kenya Coalition Kenya Freedom Party Kenya Indian Congress Kenya People's Union National Rainbow Coalition New Ford Kenya New Kenya Party Nyanza Province African Union Reform Party Shungwaya Freedom Party The Independent Party The National Alliance United Republican Party United Democratic Forum
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