List of political parties in Kenya

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This article lists political parties in Kenya.[1]

## Political culture

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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 ina 2 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

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### Parliamentary parties

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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

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Name | Ideology | Created | Notes

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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

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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

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* Politics of Kenya
* List of political parties by country

## References

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1. ^ Githinji (1 May 2025). "The Procedure to Register a Political Party in Kenya". AfroCave. Retrieved 1 May 2025.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya, 17 November 2007: List of registered political parties [dead link]
3. ^ "30 Parties Meet Deadline for New Law"
4. ^ "Unregistered Political Parties Handed A Lifeline"
5. ^ Registered Political Parties According To The IEBC Website Archived 11 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1310&Itemid=[permanent dead link] 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& Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ Fully Registered Political Parties, Office of the Registrar of Political Parties https://orpp.or.ke/document/fully-registered-political-parties-march-2025/

## External links

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Political parties in Kenya

Parliamentary
(National Assembly seats)|

Azimio la Umoja (167) Kenya Kwanza (155)

* United Democratic Alliance (138)
* Orange Democratic Movement (85)
* Jubilee Party (29)
* Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (25)
* Independents (17)
* Amani National Congress (7)
* FORD–Kenya (6)
* Democratic Action Party (5)
* Kenya African National Union (5)
* United Democratic Movement (5)
* Pamoja African Alliance (4)
* Kenya Union Party (3)
* Maendeleo Chap Chap Party (2)
* The Service Party (2)
* United Democratic Party (2)
* United Party of Independent Alliance (2)
* Chama Cha Kazi (1)
* Democratic Party (1)
* Grand Dream Development Party (1)
* National Agenda Party (1)
* National Ordinary People Empowerment Union (1)
* Movement for Democracy and Growth (1)
* National Agenda Party (1)
* United Progressive Alliance (1)

Extraparliamentary|

* Agano Party
* Alliance for Real Change
* Chama Cha Mashinani
* Chama Cha Mwananchi
* Chama Cha Uzalendo
* Communist Party of Kenya
* Communist Party Marxist - Kenya
* Conservative Party
* Economic Freedom Party
* Farmers Party
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* Kenya Social Congress
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* Madaraka People's Movement
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* Mkenya Solidarity Movement
* Muungano Party
* Mwangaza Party
* National Democratic Movement
* National Labour Party
* National Party of Kenya
* NARC-Kenya
* New Democrats
* Party of Democratic Unity
* Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya
* FORD–Asili
* Labour Party of Kenya
* National Vision Party
* Party of National Unity
* Peoples Party of Kenya
* Peoples Democratic Party
* Progressive Party of Kenya
* Restore and Build Kenya
* Roots Party Kenya
* Saba Saba – Asili
* Safina
* Shirikisho Party of Kenya
* Sisi Kwa Sisi
* 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
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* Party of Development and Reforms
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