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The '''Communist Party of Kenya''' is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Kenya. | {{Message box/Stub}}{{Infobox political party|name=Communist Party of Kenya|logo=Logo of CPK.png|founded=1992|chairperson=Kinuthia Ndung'u|general_secretary=Seffu Sani|newspaper=''Itikadi''|membership_year=2022|membership=46,700<ref>{{Web citation|date=2023-02|title=The Basic National Conditions of Kenya|url=https://communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi-Magazine-Final-2.pdf|newspaper=[[Itikadi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331082143/https://communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi-Magazine-Final-2.pdf|archive-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]|international=[[ICOR]], I.L.P.S|website=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/}}The '''Communist Party of Kenya (CPK)''' is a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] political party in [[Kenya]]. The party was founded in 1993 as the '''Social Democratic Party''' ('''SPD'''), subscribing to a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] ideology. In 2013, the party officially adopted Marxism-Leninism as its guiding ideology, and rebranded itself into the Communist Party of Kenya.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Brian Ukaya|newspaper=The Standard|title=Social Democratic Party of Kenya changes name to Communist Party of Kenya|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001316285/social-democratic-party-of-kenya-changes-name-to-communist-party-of-kenya%7Ctitle|quote=The Social Democratic Party of Kenya (SDP) has changed its name to Communist Party of Kenya (CPK).}}</ref> | ||
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As of 2022, 30% of CPK members are [[Proletariat|workers]], 44% are [[Peasantry|peasants]], 10% are students, and 4% are soldiers.<ref>{{Web citation|date=2023-02|title=The Basic National Conditions of Kenya|url=https://communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi-Magazine-Final-2.pdf|newspaper=[[Itikadi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331082143/https://communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi-Magazine-Final-2.pdf|archive-date=2023-03-31}}</ref> | |||
==Electoral history== | |||
The party briefly held political office in 1997, winning 15 seats in the National Assembly out of 188. That same year, [[Charity Ngilu]] ran for president of Kenya with the party, receiving 7.9% of the vote. After losing this election, Ngilu left the party, and James Orengo succeeded her as party chairman. Orengo ran as the party's presidential candidate in the 2004 elections, only receiving 0.4% of the vote. The party also lost their 15 National Assembly seats from the 1997 election in 2004. | |||
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==Links== | |||
*[https://twitter.com/CommunistsKe Twitter] | |||
*[https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org Website] | |||
== References == | |||
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Communist Party of Kenya | |
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| Chairperson | Kinuthia Ndung'u |
| General Secretary | Seffu Sani |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Newspaper | Itikadi |
| Membership (2022) | 46,700[1] |
| Political orientation | Marxism-Leninism Pan-Africanism |
| International affiliation | ICOR, I.L.P.S |
| Website | |
| https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/ | |
The Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Kenya. The party was founded in 1993 as the Social Democratic Party (SPD), subscribing to a social democratic ideology. In 2013, the party officially adopted Marxism-Leninism as its guiding ideology, and rebranded itself into the Communist Party of Kenya.[2]
Membership[edit | edit source]
As of 2022, 30% of CPK members are workers, 44% are peasants, 10% are students, and 4% are soldiers.[3]
Electoral history[edit | edit source]
The party briefly held political office in 1997, winning 15 seats in the National Assembly out of 188. That same year, Charity Ngilu ran for president of Kenya with the party, receiving 7.9% of the vote. After losing this election, Ngilu left the party, and James Orengo succeeded her as party chairman. Orengo ran as the party's presidential candidate in the 2004 elections, only receiving 0.4% of the vote. The party also lost their 15 National Assembly seats from the 1997 election in 2004.
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- ↑ "The Basic National Conditions of Kenya" (2023-02). Itikadi. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31.
- ↑ “The Social Democratic Party of Kenya (SDP) has changed its name to Communist Party of Kenya (CPK).”
Brian Ukaya. "Social Democratic Party of Kenya changes name to Communist Party of Kenya" The Standard. - ↑ "The Basic National Conditions of Kenya" (2023-02). Itikadi. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31.