The National Super Alliance, known by the abbreviation NASA, was a Kenyan
political coalition
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of opposition
centre-left
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parties that was formed in January 2017. These parties include the
Orange Democratic Movement
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(ODM),
Wiper Democratic Movement
Wiper may refer to:
* Windscreen wiper
* Wiper, a Pakistani English term for a squeegee
* Wiper (occupation), a cleaner in the engine room of a ship
* wiper (malware), a type of malware
* Wiper, a term for a hybrid striped bass
* Wiper, a term ...
(Wiper),
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy - Kenya (FORD-Kenya),
Amani National Congress
The Amani National Congress (ANC) is a social-liberal political party in Kenya.
History
The party was established by Musalia Mudavadi in 2015 after he left the United Democratic Forum Party, with around 300 UDF members from Nairobi joining the ...
(ANC),
Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM),
National Rainbow Coalition
The National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) is a political party in Kenya. As an alliance, it was in power from 2002 and 2005 when it collapsed due to disagreements between members over a constitutional referendum.
Formation
In preparation of the 2002 ...
,
Progressive Party of Kenya,
Chama Cha Uzalendo
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2007 general election
Wavinya Ndeti was elected ...
(CCU) and the
Muungano Party (MP).
Raila Amolo Odinga
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,
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi,
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka,
Moses Wetangula
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and
Isaac Ruto
Isaac Kiprono Ruto (born on 4 March 1959) is a Kenyan politician. He is the Chama Cha Mashinani Party leader. He was elected the first governor of Bomet County in 2013 Kenyan general elections. He hails from Tumoi, Sigor in Chepalungu constitue ...
were the co-principals of the coalition.
The coalition was created to oppose President
Uhuru Kenyatta
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Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition l ...
and Deputy-President
William Samoei Ruto
William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who is serving as the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the 11th deputy president of Ken ...
in the
2017 general elections.
Unfortunately, the coalition met its end, officially on 26th August 2021, after Ann Nderitu, the registrar of political parties confirmed its dissolution. The NASA co-principals decided to abandon the coalition after alleged mistrust, betrayal, and competing ambitions among the members. The coalition was dissolved after
Wiper Democratic Movement
Wiper may refer to:
* Windscreen wiper
* Wiper, a Pakistani English term for a squeegee
* Wiper (occupation), a cleaner in the engine room of a ship
* wiper (malware), a type of malware
* Wiper, a term for a hybrid striped bass
* Wiper, a term ...
(wiper),
Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) and
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy - Kenya (FORD-Kenya) wrote to the office of the registrar of political parties with intention to withdraw from the coalition. This was in accordance to article 15 (1) of the Coalition Agreement, which states that the coalition shall be dissolved where any three of the member parties decide to leave the coalition.
Candidates
The NASA Coalition's presidential candidate for the
2017 general election was
Raila Amolo Odinga
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, and the candidate for deputy-president was
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka.
Odinga and Musyoka ran under the National Super Alliance. Thus, their political parties, the
Orange Democratic Movement
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and
Wiper Democratic Movement
Wiper may refer to:
* Windscreen wiper
* Wiper, a Pakistani English term for a squeegee
* Wiper (occupation), a cleaner in the engine room of a ship
* wiper (malware), a type of malware
* Wiper, a term for a hybrid striped bass
* Wiper, a term ...
, opted to field their own candidates for other political positions. The other political parties in the coalition also fielded candidates for various electoral positions. Thus, "NASA candidates" did not technically exist.
Of all the principals, only
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi did not run for electoral office. He instead ran the NASA National Campaign Committee.
Raila Amolo Odinga
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and
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka ran for president and deputy president,
Moses Wetangula
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for
Bungoma County
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senator, and
Isaac Ruto
Isaac Kiprono Ruto (born on 4 March 1959) is a Kenyan politician. He is the Chama Cha Mashinani Party leader. He was elected the first governor of Bomet County in 2013 Kenyan general elections. He hails from Tumoi, Sigor in Chepalungu constitue ...
for
Bomet County
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for
governor.
Manifesto
The NASA Coalition launched a six-point manifesto prior to the 2017 elections that focuses on
* Food security
* 'Progressive values' (democracy, affirmative action, freedom of the media, transparency, rule of law, and public participation)
* Dealing with cartels
* Kenya's debt burden
* Job creation
* Healthcare
* Affordable education
The manifesto borrowed heavily from that by the
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy, for which
Odinga Odinga is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911–1994), Kenya's first vice-president and later opposition leader.
**Raila Odinga (born 1945), Former Prime Minister of Kenya, son of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga ...
and
Kalonzo Musyoka
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (born 24 December 195is a Kenyan politician who was the tenth Vice-President of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. Musyoka served in the government under the late President Daniel arap Moi and was Minister for Foreign Affairs fr ...
were also the candidates for president and deputy president for the
2013 general election.
References
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