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 Wavinya Ndeti (born 8 November 1967) is a Kenyan politician and a business woman who is serving as the 2nd Governor of Machakos County. She previously served as a Member of Parliament for the Kathiani Constituency in the 10th Kenyan parliamen ...

and Koigi Wamwere.

2007 general election

was elected to Parliament as the first woman to ever represent the Kathiani constituency. Gitobu Imanyara was elected to represent the Central Imenti constituency.

2017 general election

Ahead of the 2017 election, CCU joined the

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy was a coalition of multiple political parties, built around the triumvirate of Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Moses Wetangula, to contest the Kenya general elections of 2013. The members of the coalit ...

(CORD) in July 2016; in 2017, most CORD members transitioned into the

National Super Alliance The National Super Alliance, known by the abbreviation NASA, was a Kenyan political coalition This is a list of political groups by country. A political group also known as a political alliance, coalition or bloc, is cooperation by members of d ...

coalition. David Mwalika Mboni was elected to represent

Kitui County Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. ...

, the sole CCU member to have a seat in the National Assembly.

2021 Machakos Senate race

After CCU senator Boniface Kabaka's death in December 2020, the Senate seat for

Machakos County Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being because of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 2010 constitution of Kenya. The country's first administrative headquarters are in Machakos Town, which is ...

became available. CCU candidate Lily Nduku Mwanzia withdrew from the race due to financial constraints.

References

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