United Republican Party (Kenya)

United Republican Party
United Republican Party
Leader	William Ruto
Founder	Charles Keter
Founded	15 January 2012
Dissolved	8 September 2016
Merged into	Jubilee Party
Headquarters	Nairobi
Ideology	Liberalism
National affiliation	Jubilee Alliance
Slogan	Kusema na kutenda
Website
	www.urp.co.ke
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The United Republican Party (URP) was a political party in Kenya.

History[]

The party 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.^[1] 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.^[2] The party subsequently joined the Jubilee Alliance, which nominated Kenyatta for the presidency. In the elections Kenyatta was elected president, whilst the URP emerged as the third-largest party in Parliament, winning 12 seats in the Senate and 76 in the National Assembly.

In 2016 the party merged into the Jubilee Party.^[3]

References[]

^ Ruto, Allies Launch Political Party Capital FM, 15 January 2012
^ Raila, Kalonzo seal deal as Mudavadi joins Uhuru, Ruto Standard Media, 5 December 2012
^ 13 parties wind up today for Jubilee merger Daily Nation, 8 September 2016

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[1] Ruto, Allies Launch Political Party Capital FM, 15 January 2012

[2] Raila, Kalonzo seal deal as Mudavadi joins Uhuru, Ruto Standard Media, 5 December 2012

[3] 13 parties wind up today for Jubilee merger Daily Nation, 8 September 2016

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