# List of political parties in Kenya

This article lists political parties in Kenya.

## Political culture

Kenya's system is one with characteristics comparable with a two-party system, since two dominant political parties c.q. coalitions have dominated since the last general elections in 2007. However, it has been a multi-party system since 1992 and one of the ruling coalitions consists of several parties. Kenya had over 160 registered political parties as of November 2007.
Following the implementation of several Political Parties Acts starting with the 31 December 2008 act, the number of political parties has been coming down considerably since. 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.

## The parties
### Parliamentary parties

| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Senate | Assembly |
| | Jubilee | | Jubilee Party Chama cha Jubilee (Swahili) | JP | Uhuru Kenyatta | Kenyan nationalism National conservatism Economic liberalism | 5 / 67 | 172 / 349 |
| | Jubilee | | Kenya African National Union | KANU | Gideon Moi | Kenyan nationalism Conservatism | 0 / 67 | 10 / 349 |
| | Jubilee | | United Democratic Alliance | UDA | William Ruto | Conservatism | 32 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| | Jubilee | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 / 67 | 186 / 349 |
| | NASA | | Orange Democratic Movement | ODM | Raila Odinga | Social democracy Civic nationalism Social liberalism | 20 / 67 | 76 / 349 |
| | NASA | | Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya | WDM-K | Kalonzo Musyoka | Social democracy | 4 / 67 | 25 / 349 |
| | NASA | | Amani National Congress | ANC | Musalia Mudavadi | Social liberalism | 0 / 67 | 14 / 349 |
| | NASA | | Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya | FORD-K | Moses Wetangula | Social democracy | 0 / 67 | 12 / 349 |
| | NASA | | The Patriotic Party Chama cha Uzalendo (Swahili) | CCU | Maur Bwanamaka | Liberal democracy | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| | NASA | | Muungano Party | MP | Fabian Muli | | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| | NASA | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 / 67 | 125 / 349 |
| None | None | | Economic Freedom Party | EFP | Billow Kerrow | | 0 / 67 | 5 / 349 |
| None | None | | Maendeleo Chap Chap Party | MCC | Alfred Mutua | | 0 / 67 | 4 / 349 |
| None | None | | Local Party Chama Cha Mashinani (Swahili) | CCM | Isaac Ruto | | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 |
| None | None | | Kenya National Congress | KNC | Manson Nyamweya | Human rights Social justice Democracy | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 |
| None | None | | Kenya People's Party | KPP | | | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 |
| None | None | | Peoples Democratic Party | PDP | | | 0 / 67 | 2 / 349 |
| None | None | | New Democrats | ND | | | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| None | None | | Party of National Unity Chama cha Umoja wa Kitaifa (Swahili) | PNU | Mwai Kibaki | Conservatism Liberal democracy | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| None | None | | Democratic Party Chama cha Demokrasia (Swahili) | DP | Joseph K. Munyao | Conservatism | 1 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| None | None | | Frontier Alliance Party | FAP | | | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |
| None | None | | National Agenda Party | NAP | | | 0 / 67 | 1 / 349 |

### 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. |