Communist Party of Kenya

Communist Party of Kenya
Chama cha Kikomunisti cha Kenya
National Chairperson: CPK MajorityKinuthia Ndung'u[1]
National Vice Chairperson: CPK MajorityBooker Omole[1]
General Secretary: CPK MajoritySefu Sani[1]
National Chairperson: CPK Kenya KwanzaMwandawiro Mghanga[2][3]
National Vice Chairperson: CPK Kenya KwanzaGitahi Ngunyi[3]
FounderJohnstone Makau
Founded1992 (1992)
HeadquartersNairobi
NewspaperItikadi[4]
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationICOR
World Anti-Imperialist Platform[5]
IMCWP[6]
Party flag
Website
cpk.ke//, www.communistpartyofkenya.org//
In 2022, CPK split into the majority faction and the CPK Kenya Kwanza faction.[7] for the members who joined the Kenya Kwanza coalition under Mwandawiro Mghanga and Benedict Wachira: General Secretary, CPK Kenya Kwanza[3]

The Communist Party of Kenya (CPK), (Swahili: Chama cha Kikomunisti cha Kenya)[8][9] formerly known as the Social Democratic Party (SDP), is a prominent political organisation in Kenya. Founded in 1992, the political party has undergone substantial transformations in its name, ideological orientation from social democracy to communism and political positioning. Throughout its history, the Communist Party of Kenya has faced distinct challenges and played a notable role in Kenya's political evolution.[10]

  1. ^ a b c Members Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine communistpartyofkenya.org
  2. ^ "Leadership dispute rocks Communist Party of Kenya". 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Central Committee".
  4. ^ Socialism theory and practice communistpartyofkenya.org
  5. ^ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists". World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Solidnet | Home".
  7. ^ "Coalitions & Coalition Political Parties".
  8. ^ Committee, Central. "About the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK)". www.communistpartyofkenya.org/.
  9. ^ "Communist Party of Kenya (CPK)". www.communistpartyofkenya.org (in Swahili). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ Republic of Kenya, Embassy in Japan. "The Government and the Political System". Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan.