New Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Kenya

New Ford Kenya
Leader Eugene Wamalwa
President Eugene Wamalwa
Secretary-General Dr. Juma Mukhwana
Founder Soita Shitanda
Boni Khalwale
Fwamba NC Fwamba
Captain Charles Wanjala Masinde
Founded 2006
Split from FORD-Kenya
Headquarters Ingwee House, Lavington Shopping Centre Nairobi
Ideology Centrism
Social democracy
Political position Centre
National affiliation Amani Alliance
Slogan NFK.....Ingweeeeee
Organizing Secretary Dr. Juma Mukhwana PhD
Dep Secretary Gen Regina Wandera
Women Leader Justine Sitti
Website
http://www.newfordkenya.org

New Ford Kenya is a political party founded in the run up to Kenya's 2006 general elections after a split in the then leadership of FORD-Kenya. It won four seats in the ensuing 2007 general elections, by far out performing its predecessor Ford Kenya. These included Housing Minister Hon Soita Shitanda, Hon Bonny Khalwale, the vocal chairperson of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, that audits government spending and hence deals with matters on corruption,[1][2] and Fwamba NC Fwamba, the founding chairman of the Democratic Union for Change (D.U.C). In 2011 Hon Eugene Wamalwa joined the party and announced plans to run on the party ticket as the president of Kenya at the March 4, 2013 elections. This created a big interest in the party with lots of voters in his native Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties joining the party in droves. By October 2012, the party had registered 67,345 members and won three civic seats in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia. in the runup to the March 2013 elections, the party was working with other 'like minded parties' such as the National Alliance, United Republican Party and Wiper Democratic Movement.[3][4][5] but was left out of the coalition they formed known as the Jubilee Alliance. In December 2012, the party entered a four party coalition including the National Vision Party, United Democratic Movement and Kenya African National Union to field a single presidential candidate at the 2013 general elections.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ PETER ATSIAYA (26 December 2006). "Kenya: Twelve Ford-K MPs Formed the New Party.". East African Standard. allafrica. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. ↑ STEPHEN MAKABILA (2007-11-21). "Ford-Kenya to oppose Kituyi, says Kombo". East African Standard. Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2014-07-23. (subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "New Ford Kenya re-brands". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  4. ↑ "New Ford Kenya Re launched". Westfm.co.ke. 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Aspirants jostle to enter New Ford Kenya". Westfm.co.ke. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Four political parties announce coalition pact". Capitalfm.co.ke. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  7. ↑ Otenyo, Hilton (2012-12-10). "Mudavadi, Wamalwa Agree to Work Together". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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