The Independent Party (TIP) was a political party in

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History

The party nominated 35

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candidates for the 2007 general elections, receiving 0.5% of the vote and failing to win a seat. In the 2013 elections the TIP nominated 28 candidates; it saw its vote share increase to 1.1%, winning one seat; Maweu Kyengo Katatha in

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. In 2016 the party merged into the

Jubilee Party The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee ...

.New Jubilee Party born after 12 others allied to Uhuru close shop
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References

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