The Muungano Party (MP) is a political party in
Kenya
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History
The Muungano Party was established in 2007, and nominated a single
National Assembly
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candidate for the
2007 general elections, Tito Mutunga Muunda in
Makueni. He received 517 votes, finishing twelfth in a field of nineteen candidates.
In the
2013 elections the party nominated 16 candidates for the National Assembly. It received 0.9% of the vote, winning a single seat,
Francis Mwangangi Kilonzo
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in
Yatta. It also won the gubernatorial election in
Makueni County
Makueni County (formerly Makueni District) is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wote. The county has a population of 987,653 (2019 census). The county lies between Latitude 1° 35' and 2° 59' Sou ...
, with former MP
Kivutha Kibwana
Kivutha Kibwana (born June 13, 1954) is a Kenyan politician and human rights activist. He was Minister for Defence, Minister for Environment and a former member of parliament for the Makueni Constituency. He is also a former advisor to Presi ...
elected as the county's Governor. Kibwana left to join
Wiper in February 2017.
The party nominated twelve National Assembly candidates for the
2017 general elections, although Kilonzo had left the party and ran as a
Chama Cha Uzalendo
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 and Koigi Wamwere.
2007 general election
Wavinya Ndeti was elected ...
candidate. The party lost the Yatta seat, but
Fabian Muli was elected in
Kangundo
Kangundo is a town in Kenya's Machakos County in the lower eastern region of Kenya.
Kangundo-Tala
Officially Kangundo- Tala's population is the 9th largest of any urban area in Kenya. Tala is part of Kangundo town council.
Towns in Machakos C ...
to retain the party's representation in parliament.
Wiper Party fails to clinch Machakos County
Standard Media, 11 August 2017
References
External links
Official website
Political parties in Kenya
Political parties established in 2007
2007 establishments in Kenya
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