Independent Group (Kenya)

The Independent Group of Members of the Legislative Council was a right-wing political party in Kenya.

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History

Led by Llewellyn Briggs,[1] the Independent Group was a European party that called for ministerial positions to be awarded without consideration for the racial makeup of the cabinet, using the slogan "Merit and Ability",[2] effectively seeking to exclude Africans from government.[3] It nominated ten candidates for the fourteen European seats in the 1956 general elections, winning eight of them.[4][5]

In August 1959 Briggs formed the United Party, bringing together the Independent Group with former members of the Federal Independence Party,[2][6] which had failed to win a seat in the 1956 elections.

References

Richard Hughes (2003) Capricorn: David Stirling's African Campaign, The Radcliffe Press, p180
Kenya from Mau Mau to Independence Michael Farquhar
William Ernest Frank Ward (1963) A History of Africa: Egypt and the Sudan. Uganda. Kenya. Tanganyika, Allen & Unwin, p181
"Results of the General Election in Kenya", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 October 1956, p150
"General Election in Kenya: Comments in the Press", East Africa and Rhodesia, 11 October 1956, p186
George Bennett & Carl Gustav Rosberg (1961) The Kenyatta Election: Kenya 1960-1961, Oxford University Press, p16

Political parties in Kenya
Parliamentary (National Assembly seats)	Azimio la Umoja (167) Kenya Kwanza (155) United Democratic Alliance (138) Orange Democratic Movement (85) Jubilee Party (29) Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (25) Independents (17) Amani National Congress (7) FORD–Kenya (6) Democratic Action Party (5) Kenya African National Union (5) United Democratic Movement (5) Pamoja African Alliance (4) Kenya Union Party (3) Maendeleo Chap Chap Party (2) The Service Party (2) United Democratic Party (2) United Party of Independent Alliance (2) Chama Cha Kazi (1) Democratic Party (1) Grand Dream Development Party (1) National Agenda Party (1) National Ordinary People Empowerment Union (1) Movement for Democracy and Growth (1) National Agenda Party (1) United Progressive Alliance (1)
Extraparliamentary	Agano Party Alliance for Real Change Chama Cha Mashinani Chama Cha Mwananchi Chama Cha Uzalendo Communist Party of Kenya Conservative Party Democratic Action Party Economic Freedom Party Farmers Party Federal Party of Kenya Frontier Alliance Party KADU–Asili Kenya Social Congress Kenya National Congress Kenya National Democratic Alliance Kenya People's Party Madaraka People's Movement Maendeleo Democratic Party Mazingira Green Party of Kenya Mkenya Solidarity Movement Muungano Party Mwangaza Party National Democratic Movement National Labour Party National Party of Kenya NARC-Kenya New Democrats Party of Democratic Unity Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya FORD–Asili Labour Party of Kenya National Vision Party Party of National Unity Peoples Party of Kenya Peoples Democratic Party Progressive Party of Kenya Restore and Build Kenya Roots Party Kenya Saba Saba – Asili Safina Shirikisho Party of Kenya Sisi Kwa Sisi Unity Party of Kenya
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