Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People

Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People
Chairman	Henry Obwocha
Founder	Martin Shikuku
Split from	FORD-Asili
Headquarters	Jam Park Plaza, Ngong Road, Dagoretti, Nairobi
National affiliation	PNU
Slogan	We are social democrats!

The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–People is a political party in Kenya. At the 2002 general election, the party won 14 out of 210 elected seats. At the 2002 presidential elections, the party supported Simeon Nyachae, who came third with 5.9%. At the Kenyan general election, 2007, Ford-Kenya was part of the newly created Party of National Unity led by President Mwai Kibaki.^[1] It gained three seats in parliament, but became the first to have a parliamentary seat victory overturned in an election petition, when the result for the Bomachoge Constituency was annulled.^[2]

References

↑ BBC News, September 16, 2007: Kenya president eyes re-election
↑ DAILY NATION - Ford People MP loses seat http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/504596/-/view/printVersion/-/41wiy1/-/index.html

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Political parties in Kenya

National Assembly (349)	ODM (96) TNA (89) URP (75) WDM–K (26) UDFP (12) FORD–Kenya (10) KANU (6) NFK (6) APK (5) FORD–P (4) FPK (3) NARC (3) CCU (2) KNC (2) NARC-K (1) PDP (1) KADU–Asili (1) MP (1) TIP (1) MDP (1) Independents (4)

Senate (67)	ODM (17) TNA (17) URP (12) WDM–K (5) FORD–Kenya (5) UDFP (3) KANU (3) APK (3) FPK (1) NARC (1)

Extraparliamentary	Agano Party Alliance for Real Change Chama Cha Mwananchi Conservative Party Democratic Party Farmers Party Grand National Union Kenya Social Congress Kenya National Democratic Alliance Madaraka People's Movement Mazingira Green Party of Kenya Mkenya Solidarity Movement Mwangaza Party National Agenda Party of Kenya National Democratic Movement National Labour Party National Party of Kenya New Democrats Party of Action Party of Democratic Unity Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya Party of National Unity FORD–Asili Labour Party of Kenya National Vision Party Peoples Party of Kenya Progressive Party of Kenya Restore and Build Kenya Saba Saba – Asili Safina Shirikisho Party of Kenya Sisi Kwa Sisi Social Democratic Party of Kenya United Democratic Movement Unity Party of Kenya

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