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United Democratic Movement (UDM)

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United Democratic Movement (UDM) is a Kenyan political party that’s fully registered. Government of Kenya records at the Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) list UDM as having a registration certificate that was issued on 10th May 2012 that bears serial number number (41).

United Democratic Movement National Headquarters and Party Offices #

    Hurlingham, Sunbeam Place, Ground Floor,
    Along Tigoni Road
    P.O BOX 44820
    Nairobi., Nairobi County, 00100,
    Kenya.

    UDM Slogan #

    Sauti ya Vitendo

    UDM Symbol #

    Milk Can

    United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party Values, Ideology and Politics #

    UDM party mission is to build a modern democratic society through promoting social justice for all Kenyans. UDM champion’s the interests of areas still reeling from the effects of marginalization, underinvestment and neglect.

    The Politics of UDM – Key Events In The History Of UDM #

    1999

    UDM Party Formed By ‘Rebel’ KANU Politicians #

    April 18, 2012

    William Ruto’s Take Over of UDM Thwarted After Registrar Of Political Parties Bars Registration Of New Officials #

    Eldoret North MP William Ruto’s United Republican Party was denied registration by the ORPP as one of its officials is a public officer. Former speaker of the national assembly, Francis Ole Kaparo the National Environment Management Agency chairman, had been listed among its interim officials.

    William Ruto was then considered the leader of rebel ODM MPs who intended to use UDM as a political platform in the 2012 General Elections.

    2016

    Phillip Kipchirchir Murgor Unveiled As UDM Party’s Candidate For Presidency In Kenya’s 2017 General Elections #

    City prominent lawyer and Kenya’s former Director of Public Prosecutions Philip Murgor was unveiled as UDM’s presidential candidate for the August 2017 General Election. He ran on an anticorruption platform and offered himself as an antidote and unifying candidate who offered an alternative to what he termed as polarizing ethnic politics of the leading political formations of the day NASA and Jubilee.

    September 2021

    Mandera Governor Ali Roba acquires UDM party #

    Governor Ali Roba acquired the party from General (Rtd) John Koech Cherotich, his chief-of-staff David Ohito was announced UDM secretary-general.

    18th August 2022

    UDM Quits Azimio Joins Kenya Kwanza #

    Outgoing Mandera County Governor Ali Roba led party members in ditching Raila Odinga‘s Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Party to join President-elect William Ruto‘s Kenya Kwanza Alliance.

    2022 Elections Performance #

    Emerging as the party of the Kenyan North, United Democratic Movement (UDM) of Mandera Senator, Ali Roba romped in as the second-largest party in Kenya Kwanza Alliance of President Ruto. In the 2022 Kenya General Elections UDM had eight MPs in the national assembly, two Senators and two governors elected on its ticket – Garissa County Governor Nathif Adan Jama and Mandera County Governor Mohamed Khalif. It also had two speakers in the county assemblies and 75 MCAs.

    United Democratic Movement Colors #

    Navy blue, Yellow, Green

    United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party Leadership #

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    United Democratic Movement (UDM) Membership #

    Coming soon: Learn how to become a member of United Democratic Movement (UDM); member benefits; how to resign from the party.

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