The Party of Development and Reforms (PDR), sometimes seen as the Party of Reforms and Development, was a
political party in
Kenya.
It officially changed its name to
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History
The party was established as the Party of Action (POA) in February 2012 by
Hillary Yegon
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in order to contest the
2013 general elections. It later formed an electoral pact with the
Kenya National Congress (KNC) for the 2013 general elections, which was formalised as the
Eagle Alliance. The alliance nominated the KNC's
Peter Kenneth as its presidential candidate. In the elections Kenneth finished fourth in the presidential contest with 0.6% of the vote. The Party of Action failed to win a parliament, receiving less than 0.05% of the vote.
Prior to the
2017 general elections, the party was renamed. In the elections the PDR endorsed incumbent President
Uhuru Kenyatta, also winning four seats in the
National Assembly and one in the
Senate
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References
2012 establishments in Kenya
Political parties established in 2012
Political parties in Kenya
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Political parties disestablished in 2020