Kenya Social Congress
The Kenya Social Congress (KSC) is a political party in Kenya.
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History
The KSC was established in June 1992 by George Anyona. Anyona had wanted to name the party "Kenya National Congress", but the name had already been taken.[1] He ran as the party's presidential candidate in the December 1992 general elections, finishing sixth in a field of eight candidates with 0.3% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections, the party received 0.3% of the vote, winning one seat in the National Assembly; Anyona in Kitutu Masaba.[1]
Anyona was the KSC's presidential candidate again for the 1997 elections, finishing eighth out of the fifteen candidates with 0.3% of the vote. The party retained its seat in the National Assembly, but lost parliamentary representation following the 2002 elections.[1] It nominated 16 candidates for the 2007 general elections, but received only 0.1% of the vote, remaining seatless. This was repeated in the 2013 elections, in which it nominated 12 National Assembly candidates.
References
- Robert M. Maxon, Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014) Historical Dictionary of Kenya, Rowman & Littlefield, p172