Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition has 21 political parties while the Kenya Kwanza Coalition has only 15 parties, this is according to the latest disclosure from the Registrar of Political Parties. In the disclosure made on Wednesday, February 26, the Azimio Coalition remains the largest in terms of party representation in the country, and this is despite five parties applying to leave the coalition.
The parties within the Azimio coalition and their respective number of Members of Parliament (MPs) are as follows: Orange Democratic Movement (89), Jubilee Party (30), Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya (26), Kenya African National Union (5), Democratic Action Party-Kenya (5), Kenya Union Party (3), United Party of Independent Alliance (2), United Progressive Alliance (1), United Democratic Party (1), Movement for Democracy and Growth (1), National Agenda Party of Kenya (1). The others in the coalition are Chama Cha Uzalendo, the Party for Peace and Democracy, the National Liberal Party, and the People's Trust Party, which all have no MPs in the National Assembly.
A section of Members of Parliament during a past parliamentary proceeding.
Photo National Assembly The five parties that have applied to leave the alliance are as follows: the People's Liberation Party submitted its application on December 6, 2024; the Maendeleo Chap Chap Party sought to leave on January 25, 2024; and the United Democratic Movement applied to exit on November 22, 2023. Additionally, the Devolution Empowerment Party submitted its application on April 11, 2023, while the Pamoja African Alliance applied for withdrawal on February 27, 2023.
