National Super Alliance | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi |
| General Secretary | Norman Magaya |
| Deputy Leader | Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka |
| Principal | Raila Amolo Odinga |
| Principal | Moses Wetangula |
| Founded | 11 January 2017 |
| Dissolved | 26 August 2021 |
| Succeeded by | Azimio la Umoja |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[1][2] |
| Members | |
| Colours | |
| National Assembly | 125 / 349
|
| Senate | 28 / 67
|
| Governors | 18 / 47
|
The National Super Alliance, known by the abbreviation NASA, was a Kenyan political coalition of opposition centre-left parties that was formed in January 2017. The coalition was created to oppose President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto in the 2017 general elections.[3] Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi, Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Isaac Ruto were the co-principals of the coalition.[4]
The alliance included the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), the Wiper Democratic Movement (Wiper), Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya (FORD–Kenya), the Amani National Congress (ANC),[5][6] Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM), the National Rainbow Coalition, the Progressive Party of Kenya, Chama Cha Uzalendo (CCU) and the Muungano Party (MP).
The NASA co-principals decided to abandon the coalition after alleged mistrust, betrayal, and competing ambitions among the members.[7] The coalition was dissolved after Wiper, CCM and FORD–Kenya wrote to the office of the registrar of political parties with intention to withdraw from the coalition. Article 15 (1) of the Coalition Agreement stated that the coalition shall be dissolved when any three of the member parties decide to leave the coalition.[8] Kenya's registrar of political parties, Ann Nderitu, confirmed NASA's dissolution on 26 August 2021.
- ^ Lid, Stian; Clifford Collins Omondi Okwany (18 June 2020). "Protecting the Citizenry—or an Instrument for Surveillance? The Development of Community-oriented Policing in Kenya". Journal of Human Security. 16 (2): 44–54. doi:10.12924/johs2020.16020044. ISSN 1835-3800.
The minority centre/left coalition grouping, National Super Alliance (NASA), supports the constitutional arrangement of security structure and CCOP, dismissing NK as government policy for policing the citizenry.
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- ^ Ndungu, Tonny. "Raila goes for Uhuru's jugular by forming a super alliance of six parties- details". Tuko.co.ke — Kenya news. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ Ngetich, Jacob. "Super alliance will be ready by December to send Uhuru home, Opposition leaders vow". The Standard. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Ngetich, Jacob. "Amani National Congress meets to map coalition". The Standard. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ "Jubilee fears NVP, Kanu, Mashinani party could deny DP Ruto control of Rift Valley ahead of 2017 polls". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Otieno, Brian. "Mistrust, betrayal among leaders pushed NASA party to its death". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "NASA Officially Dissolve". Kenya News Agency. 27 August 2021.