This article lists political parties in Kenya.

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.Electoral Commission of Kenya, 17 November 2007: List of registered political parties

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 "30 Parties Meet Deadline for New Law""Unregistered Political Parties Handed A Lifeline"Registered Political Parties According To The IEBC Website 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.http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1310&Itemid= The Political Parties Bill, 2011Eight political parties fail to beat registration deadline http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000057376&cid=4& Fully Registered Political Parties, Office of the Registrar of Political Parties https://orpp.or.ke/document/fully-registered-political-parties-march-2025/

The parties

Parliamentary parties Coalition PartyAbbr.Leader Ideology Senate Assembly Kenya Kwanza United Democratic Alliance UDA William Ruto Amani National Congress ANC Musalia Mudavadi Social liberalism Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya FORD–K Moses Wetangula Social democracy United Democratic Movement UDM Ali Roba Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCC Alfred Mutua Democratic Party DP Joseph K. Munyao Conservatism Total (Kenya Kwanza) Azimio la Umoja Orange Democratic Movement ODM Raila Odinga Jubilee Party JP Uhuru Kenyatta Wiper Patriotic Front WDM–K Kalonzo Musyoka Social democracy Kenya African National Union KANU Gideon Moi Democratic Action Party DAP-K Eugene Wamalwa Kenya Union Party KUP Total (Azimio la Umoja) Other parties &independents Pamoja African Alliance PAA Amason Kingi Chama Cha Mashinani CCM Isaac Ruto The Service Party TSP Mwangi Kiunjuri Kenya National Congress KNC Manson Nyamweya United Party of Independent Alliance UPIA Economic Freedom Party EFP Billow Kerrow Peoples Democratic Party PDP Frontier Alliance Party FAP National Agenda Party NAP Kenya People's Party KPP New Democrats ND Other minor parties — — Independents

Composition following the 2022 general election Coalition PartyAbbr.Leader Ideology Senate Assembly Jubilee Jubilee Party JP Uhuru Kenyatta Kenyan nationalismNational conservatismEconomic liberalism Kenya African National Union KANU Gideon Moi Kenyan nationalismConservatism United Democratic Alliance UDA William Ruto Conservatism Total NASA Orange Democratic Movement ODM Raila Odinga Social democracyCivic nationalismSocial liberalism Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya WDM-K Kalonzo Musyoka Social democracy Amani National Congress ANC Musalia Mudavadi Social liberalism Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya FORD-K Moses Wetangula Social democracy The Patriotic Party CCU Maur Bwanamaka Liberal democracy Muungano Party MP Fabian Muli Total None Economic Freedom Party EFP Billow Kerrow Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCC Alfred Mutua Local Party CCM Isaac Ruto Kenya National Congress KNC Manson Nyamweya Human rightsSocial justiceDemocracy Kenya People's Party KPP Peoples Democratic Party PDP New Democrats ND Party of National Unity PNU Mwai Kibaki ConservatismLiberal democracy Democratic Party DP Joseph K. Munyao Conservatism Frontier Alliance Party FAP National Agenda Party NAP

Composition following the 2017 general election (2017–2022) Source:

Coalition PartyAbbr.Leader Ideology Senate Assembly Jubilee Party Jubilee Party JP Uhuru Kenyatta National conservatismEconomic liberalismKenyan nationalism Total (Jubilee) NASA Orange Democratic Movement ODM Raila Odinga Social democracyCivic nationalismSocial liberalism Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya WDM–K Kalonzo Musyoka Social democracy Amani National Congress ANC Musalia Mudavadi Social liberalism Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya FORD–K Moses Wetangula Social democracy Total (NASA) Other parties & Independents Kenya African National Union KANU Gideon Moi ConservatismKenyan nationalism Economic Freedom Party EFP Billow Kerrow Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCC Alfred Mutua Chama Cha Mashinani CCM Isaac Ruto Chama Cha Uzalendo CCU Kenya National Congress KNC Other minor parties — — Independents

Composition following the 2013 general election (2013–2017) Sources:

Coalition PartyAbbr.Leader Ideology Senate Assembly Jubilee Alliance The National Alliance TNA Uhuru Kenyatta Kenyan nationalismConservatismEconomic liberalism United Republican Party (Kenya) URP William Ruto ConservatismNational conservatism Total (Jubilee Alliance) CORD Orange Democratic Movement ODM Raila Odinga Social democracyCivic nationalismSocial liberalism Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya WDM–K Kalonzo Musyoka Social democracy Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya FORD–K Moses Wetangula Social democracy Total (CORD) Amani Coalition United Democratic Forum UDF Musalia Mudavadi Social liberalism Kenya African National Union KANU Gideon Moi Kenyan nationalismConservatism New Ford Kenya NFK Total (Amani Coalition) Other parties & Independents Alliance Party of Kenya APK Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People FORD–P Federal Party of Kenya FPK Kenya National Congress KNC Chama Cha Uzalendo CCU Independents & minor parties — — Unaffiliated / Others

Other parties

Name Ideology Created Notes/Sources Agano Party N/A 2006 N/A Alliance for Real Change N/A 2010 N/A Communist Party of Kenya CommunismMarxism-Leninism 1992 Formerly known as the Social Democratic Party. Communist Party Marxist – KenyaCommunismMarxism-Leninism2024Split from the Communist Party of Kenya Conservative Party Conservatism N/A N/ADemocratic Action Party N/A N/A Part of Azimio La Umoja Democracy for the Citizens Party Social democracy February 2025 Formed by former Deputy President Gachagua after his impeachment. 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. People's Liberation Party N/A 2005 Created after the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum, known as the National Rainbow Coalition–Kenya (Narc-Kenya) until 2025. 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 National Economic Development Party (NEDP) December 2025 Created by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. 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 SocialismProgressivism 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 PartyN/AN/APart of Azimio La UmojaPamoja African AllianceN/AN/APart of Azimio La UmojaUnited Party of Independent AllianceN/AN/APart 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 waySocial democracy 2006 2016 Merged with the Jubilee Party. The Independent Party N/A 2007? 2016 N/A United Democratic Forum Party LiberalismEconomic liberalismHumanism 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 nationalismConservatism 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 Politics of Kenya List of political parties by country

References

External links Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission The Registrar of Political Parties How to join a political party in Kenya Funding for political parties in Kenya