The Muungano Party (MP) is a political party in

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

History

The Muungano Party was established in 2007, and nominated a single

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

candidate for the 2007 general elections, Tito Mutunga Muunda in Makueni. He received 517 votes, finishing twelfth in a field of nineteen candidates. In the 2013 elections the party nominated 16 candidates for the National Assembly. It received 0.9% of the vote, winning a single seat, Francis Mwangangi Kilonzo in Yatta. It also won the gubernatorial election in

Makueni County Makueni County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Wote. It's the largest town in the county. Emali town which is an important market and stop over for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), is another major tow ...

, with former MP Kivutha Kibwana elected as the county's Governor. Kibwana left to join Wiper in February 2017. The party nominated twelve National Assembly candidates for the 2017 general elections, although Kilonzo had left the party and ran as a

Chama Cha Uzalendo The Chama Cha Uzalendo (, CCU) is a Kenyan political party established in 2004. The party is currently headed by Maur Bwanamaka. Former party chairmen include Wavinya Ndeti and Koigi Wamwere. 2007 general election Wavinya Ndeti was elected to ...

candidate. The party lost the Yatta seat, but Fabian Muli was elected in

Kangundo Kangundo is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Kangundo is part of the extensive 4 county metropolitan area of Nairobi. It is classified as a twin sister to the town of Tala due to their close proximity. Kangundo-Tala Officially Kangundo- Tala' ...

to retain the party's representation in parliament.Wiper Party fails to clinch Machakos County
Standard Media, 11 August 2017

References

External links

Official website
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