The Kenya National Democratic Alliance (KENDA) is a political party in Kenya.
History KENDA was established by David Mukaru-Ng'ang'a in 1992.Robert M. Maxon, Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014) Historical Dictionary of Kenya, Rowman & Littlefield, p169 Mukaru-Ng'ang'a ran as the party's presidential candidate in the December 1992 general elections, finishing last in a field of eight candidates with 0.2% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections, the party received only 771 votes, failing to win a seat in the National Assembly.
The party nominated Koigi wa Wamwere as its presidential candidate for the 1997 elections. He finished tenth out of fifteen candidates with 0.12% of the vote, whilst the party again failed to win a seat in the National Assembly.
KENDA was taken over by businessman Kamlesh Pattni in 2006,Kenya: Pattni Dives Into Politics, Takes Over Party All Africa, 23 November 2006 and the party fielded 170 candidates,Kenya: It's Season of Harvest for Pattni All Africa, 11 December 2007 including ten former MPs, in the 2007 general elections,Kenya: Kenda Clears Ten Former Legislators All Africa, 30 November 2007 the second highest number of candidates after the Orange Democratic Movement. However, the party won only one seat; Linah Kilimo in Marakwet East. In the 2013 elections KENDA nominated 13 National Assembly candidates, receiving 0.2% of the vote, losing its seat.
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