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Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Sidebar". This article lists political parties in Kenya.[1]

Political culture

Kenya's system has been a multi-party system since 1992. Since 2013, the National Assembly and Senate have been dominated by 2 coalitions of parties, in a manner similar to dominant parties in a two party system. 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, as at March 2025 now stands at 103 [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][8]

The parties

Parliamentary parties

Coalition Party Abbr. Leader Ideology Senate Assembly
rowspan=4 style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Jubilee style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Jubilee Party
Template:Native name 		JP Uhuru Kenyatta Kenyan nationalism
National conservatism
Economic liberalism 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Kenya African National Union KANU Gideon Moi Kenyan nationalism
Conservatism 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | United Democratic Alliance UDA William Ruto Conservatism Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Total Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
NASA style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Orange Democratic Movement ODM Raila Odinga Social democracy
Civic nationalism
Social liberalism 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya WDM-K Kalonzo Musyoka Social democracy Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Amani National Congress ANC Musalia Mudavadi Social liberalism Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya FORD-K Moses Wetangula Social democracy Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | The Patriotic Party
Template:Native name 		CCU Maur Bwanamaka Liberal democracy Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Muungano Party MP Fabian Muli Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Total Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
None Economic Freedom Party EFP Billow Kerrow Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCC Alfred Mutua Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Local Party
Template:Native name 		CCM Isaac Ruto Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Kenya National Congress KNC Manson Nyamweya Human rights
Social justice
Democracy 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Kenya People's Party KPP Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Peoples Democratic Party PDP Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
New Democrats ND Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Party of National Unity
Template:Native name 		PNU Mwai Kibaki Conservatism
Liberal democracy 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Democratic Party
Template:Native name 		DP Joseph K. Munyao Conservatism Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
Frontier Alliance Party FAP Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
National Agenda Party NAP Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar

Other parties

Name Ideology Created Notes
Agano Party N/A 2006 N/A
Alliance for Real Change N/A 2010 N/A
Communist Party of Kenya Communism
Marxism-Leninism		 1992 Formerly known as the Social Democratic Party.
Conservative Party Conservatism N/A N/A
Democratic Action Party N/A N/A Part of Azimio La Umoja
Federal Party of Kenya Federalism 2007? N/A
Kenya African Democratic Union – Asili N/A 2006 N/A
Kenya Social Congress N/A 1992 N/A
Maendeleo Democratic Party N/A 2007 N/A
Mazingira Green Party of Kenya Green politics 1997 Formerly known as the Liberal Party of Kenya.
National Rainbow Coalition – Kenya N/A 2005 Created after the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum.
National Labour Party N/A 2004? N/A
National Party of Kenya N/A 2002? N/A
National Rainbow Coalition Social democracy 2002 N/A
National Vision Party N/A 2008 N/A
Party of Development and Reforms N/A 2012 N/A
Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya N/A 1992 N/A
Peoples Party of Kenya N/A 1996 N/A
Restore and Build Kenya N/A 2012 N/A
Safina Liberalism 1995 N/A
Shirikisho Party of Kenya N/A 1997 N/A
Sisi Kwa Sisi N/A 2002? N/A
United Democratic Movement N/A 1999 N/A
Unity Party of Kenya N/A 2011 N/A
Kenya National Democratic Alliance N/A 1992 N/A
Madaraka People's Movement Socialism
Progressivism		 2005 Identifies as a youth-focused party.
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili N/A 1991 N/A
Independent Economic Party N/A N/A N/A
Kenya African Democratic Development Union N/A 2006 N/A
National Alliance of Kenya N/A N/A N/A
United Democratic Alliance N/A 2020 N/A
Eagle Alliance N/A 2013 Minor opposition coalition.
Kenya Union Party N/A N/A Part of Azimio La Umoja
Pamoja African Alliance N/A N/A Part of Azimio La Umoja
United Party of Independent Alliance N/A N/A Part of Azimio La Umoja

Former parties

Name Ideology Created Dissolved Notes
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

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  2. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya, 17 November 2007: List of registered political parties Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  3. ↑ "30 Parties Meet Deadline for New Law"
  4. ↑ "Unregistered Political Parties Handed A Lifeline"
  5. ↑ Registered Political Parties According To The IEBC Website Template:Webarchive
  6. ↑ http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1310&Itemid=Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Political Parties Bill, 2011
  7. ↑ Eight political parties fail to beat registration deadline http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000057376&cid=4& Template:Webarchive
  8. ↑ Fully Registered Political Parties, Office of the Registrar of Political Parties https://orpp.or.ke/document/fully-registered-political-parties-march-2025/

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