context: The party was started 1960 by politicians who were members of the Kenya African Union, which was formed in 1944 in the name of the Kenya African Study Union. The name was quickly changed to "Kenya African Union" and remained the same until 1952 after the suspension of the colonial government. The chairperson of the KAU was named James Gichuru. Gichuru handed over his leadership to Jomo Kenyatta when Kenyatta returned to Kenya 20 years later. Gichuru would repeat this action when he was elected leader of KANU when it was raised to contest the election in 1963. Kenyatta would continue to lead the party from 1960 until his death in 1978. Since October 1978 Daniel Arap Moi became party leader.
question: What year was the KANU party founded?
answers.text: 1960