List of political parties in Kenya

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.

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 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

Composition following the 2022 general election

Composition following the 2017 general election (2017–2022)

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Composition following the 2013 general election (2013–2017)

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Other parties

Former parties

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