The Shungwaya Freedom Party was a political party in Kenya led by Ahmed Jeneby.

History

Based in

Lamu Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty, from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Isla ...

, the party was dominated by the

Bajuni The Bajuni people () are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group who live primarily in the city of Mombasa in Kenya. Many relocated from southern Somalia to Kenya due to war with the Oromo clan Orma (clan), Orma, who drove them out from their ancest ...

. In the 1961 general elections it received 0.4% of the vote, winning one seat in the

Legislative Council A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...

. It was deregistered in 1967.''Kenya Gazette'', 21 Apr 1967

References

{{Kenyan political parties Defunct political parties in Kenya 1967 disestablishments in Kenya Political parties disestablished in 1967 Indian diaspora in Kenya