The Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya (PICK) is a political party in
Kenya
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History
PICK was established in 1992 by former Olympic Shooter
John Harun Mwau.
[Robert M. Maxon, Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014) ''Historical Dictionary of Kenya'', Rowman & Littlefield, p286] Mwau ran as the party's presidential candidate in the
December 1992 general elections, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates with 0.2% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections, the party received 0.8% of the vote, winning one seat in the
National Assembly
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The party did not nominate a presidential candidate in the
1997 elections, and also lost its seat in the National Assembly. It remained seatless after the
2002 elections, but won two seats in
2007
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with 0.9% of the vote; amongst its 47 candidates, Mwau was successful in
Kilome and
Clement Kungu Waibara in
Gatundu North. Despite nominating 44 National Assembly candidates, it lost both seats in the
2013 elections, in which it received 0.45% of the vote; Mwau unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate in
Makueni County
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References
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Political parties in Kenya
1992 establishments in Kenya
Political parties established in 1992