United Republican Party (Kenya)
United Republican Party | |
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Leader | William Ruto |
Chairman | Barre Shill |
Founder | Charles Keter |
Founded | 15 January 2012 |
Headquarters | Nairobi |
National affiliation | Jubilee Alliance |
Slogan | Kusema na kutenda |
National Assembly |
75 / 349 |
Senate |
12 / 67 |
Website | |
www | |
The United Republican Party (URP) of Kenya is a party that was launched by William Ruto, in conjunction with several Kenyan politicians allied to a faction of Orange Democratic Movement opposed to Raila Odinga, as their vehicle for the March 2013 general elections. The party's launch was announced after a week of meetings on 15 January 2012 [2] In December, William Ruto and the leaders of several other political parties, signed a pre-election coalition deal, in which Ruto became a running mate for Uhuru Kenyatta and URP received half the spoils of an election victory. [3]
References
- ↑ http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Ruto-party-replaces-Kaparo-as-chairman/-/1064/2533906/-/hnnuqoz/-/index.html Ruto Party Replaces Kaparo as Chairman
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201201160958.html, Ruto, Allies Launch Political Party
- ↑ Raila, Kalonzo seal deal as Mudavadi joins Uhuru, Ruto http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000072150&story_title=Kenya-Raila,-Kalonzo-seal-deal-as-Mudavadi-joins-Uhuru,-Ruto
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