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{{Infobox political party
| name = Communist Party of Kenya
| native_name = Chama cha Kikomunisti cha Kenya
| logo = Communist Party of Kenya logo.png
| colorcode = {{party color|Communist Party of Kenya}}
| foundation = {{start date|1992|df=y}}
| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|[[Communism]]|[[Marxism–Leninism
| headquarters = [[Nairobi]]
| international = [[International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations|ICOR]]<br/>[[World Anti-Imperialist Platform]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wap21.org/?p=566|title=Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists|work=World Anti-Imperialist Platform|date=14 October 2022|accessdate=29 November 2023}}</ref><br/>[[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties|IMCWP]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.solidnet.org/home/ | title=Solidnet | Home }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://cpk.ke//}}, {{URL|https:
| country = Kenya
| founder = [[Johnstone Makau]]
| newspaper = Itikadi<ref>[https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/ITIKADI/Itikadi%205%20Socialism%20Theory%20and%20Practice%20.pdf Socialism theory and practice] communistpartyofkenya.org</ref>
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| footnotes = In 2022, CPK split into the majority faction and the CPK Kenya Kwanza faction.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://orpp.or.ke/coalitions-coalition-political-parties/ | title=Coalitions & Coalition Political Parties }}</ref> for the members who joined the Kenya Kwanza coalition under Mwandawiro Mghanga and Benedict Wachira: General Secretary, CPK Kenya Kwanza
| leader1_title = National Chairperson: CPK Majority
| leader1_name = Kinuthia Ndung'u<ref name="communistpartyofkenya.org">[https://communistpartyofkenya.org/documents/CC%20Members%20Sept%202022-1.pdf// Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209181806/https://communistpartyofkenya.org/documents/CC%20Members%20Sept%202022-1.pdf |date=9 December 2022 }} communistpartyofkenya.org</ref>
| leader2_title = National Vice Chairperson: CPK Majority
| leader2_name = Booker Omole<ref name="communistpartyofkenya.org"/>
| leader3_title = General Secretary: CPK Majority
| leader3_name = Sefu Sani<ref name="communistpartyofkenya.org"/>
| leader4_name = Mwandawiro Mghanga
| leader4_title = National Chairperson: CPK Kenya Kwanza
| leader5_name = Gitahi Ngunyi<ref name="cpk.ke"/>
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The '''Communist Party of Kenya (CPK)''', ([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: ''Chama cha Kikomunisti cha Kenya)''<ref name="aboutCPK">{{cite web |last=Committee |first=Central |title=About the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/about-cpk/ |access-date= |website=www.communistpartyofkenya.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=March 8, 2019 |title=Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/178-ujumbe-wa-chama-cha-kikomunisti-cha-kenya-cpk-siku-kuu-ya-wanawake,-machi-8-2019-usawa-wa-kijinsia-ni-kigenzo-cha-kiwango-cha-uhuru-wa-jamii |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.communistpartyofkenya.org |language=sw}}</ref> 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, [[Political Ideology|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|Kenya's]] political evolution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Republic of Kenya |first=Embassy in Japan |title=The Government and the Political System |url=https://www.kenyarep-jp.com/en/kenya/government/ |website=Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan}}</ref>
== History ==
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In April 2022, senior party leaders Benedict Wachira and Mwandawiro Mghanga joined the Kenya Kwanza Alliance,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mutinda |first=Tracy |date=April 12, 2022 |title=[PHOTOS] CCK, DPK among parties that joined Kenya Kwanza |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/in-pictures/2022-04-12-photos-cck-dpk-among-parties-that-joined-kenya-kwanza/ |work=The Star}}</ref> leading to an internal crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Committee |first=The Central |date=October 14, 2022 |title=On party unity, the crisis in the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/253-on-party-unity,-the-crisis-in-the-communist-party-of-kenya-cpk |website=The Communist Party of Kenya}}</ref> The Kenya Kwanza faction<ref>{{Cite web |last=ORPP |date=July 6, 2022 |title=COALITION POLITICAL PARTIES |url=https://orpp.or.ke/coalitions-coalition-political-parties/ |website=Office of the Registrar of Political Parties}}</ref> resolved to expel Booker Omole, the national vice chairman and organising secretary as he was the most prominent of the senior leaders who questioned and opposed the decision to join the coalition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CPK |date=October 14, 2022 |title=On party unity, the crisis in the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/253-on-party-unity,-the-crisis-in-the-communist-party-of-kenya-cpk |website=The Communist Party of Kenya}}</ref> The national vice chairman appealed the duo's unilateral decision with the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Munguti |first=Richard |date=2023-03-18 |title=Leadership dispute rocks Communist Party of Kenya |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/leadership-dispute-rocks-communist-party-of-kenya-4164078 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Nation |language=en}}</ref> and the court blocked it.
The youth league also took the matter to the Political Parties Tribunal, citing Mwandawiro's illegitimacy as chairman.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ogemba |first=Paul |date=2022 |title=Communist Party members sue ex-chairman as takeover fight intensifies |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/politics/article/2001469142/communist-party-members-sue-ex-chairman-as-takeover-fight-intensifies |work=Standard Media}}</ref> Mwandawiro's chairmanship was in question since he was a government employee in the County Government of Taita Taveta at the time of taking the party to join the Kenya Kwanza Coalition. The youth presented that he could not be the chairman as it was contrary to the Constitution of Kenya, which forbids state officials from holding political office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenya |first=Constitution of |title=77. Restriction on activities of State officers |url=https://www.klrc.go.ke/index.php/constitution-of-kenya/119-chapter-six-leadership-and-integrity/244-77-restriction-on-activities-of-state-officers |website=Kenya Law Reform Commission}}</ref> The Youth League wanted the Tribunal to nullify his position, which would then
Majority Faction: Acknowledging the split as against party policy going into the 2022 elections and citing the ex-chairman's alleged illegitimacy of Mghanga, the central committee reconstituted in September 2022, electing new leaders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CPK |date=September 12, 2022 |title=NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. |url=https://communistpartyofkenya.org/documents/CC%20Members%20Sept%202022-1.pdf |website=The Communist Party of Kenya}}</ref> The majority reconstituted, and Kinuthia Ndung’u was elected as the national chairman; Booker Ngesa was
Mggenga Faction: The Kenya Kwanza-aligned members led by Mghanga and Wachira were declared the minority faction by the majority faction. The faction, unable to take control of the Party instruments, created its own
== Political participation ==
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The party envisions a democratic and sovereign government embodying values such as human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, and non-discrimination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CPK |date=June 29, 2022 |title=Press Release - Scientific management of our public health system will improve Kenya's levels of preparedness and accelerate policies and progress toward a preventative approach to health care. |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/248-press-releasescientific-management-of-our-public-health-system-will-improve-kenya%E2%80%99s-levels-of-preparedness-and-accelerate-policies-and-progress-toward-a-preventative-approach-to-health-care |website=The Communist Party of Kenya}}</ref> The CPK advocates for a shift from the present capitalist system to socialism, deeming it crucial for Kenya's liberation and progress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CPK |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Kenyan Police in Haiti: A Betrayal of Principles and a Dance with Imperialism |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/295-kenyan-police-in-haiti-a-betrayal-of-principles-and-a-dance-with-imperialism |website=The Communist Party of Kenya}}</ref>
=== Party
The party publishes "Itikadi: Socialism, Theory, and Practice," its official magazine, which articulates the CPK's ideological perspective on various social, economic, political, and cultural issues. The magazine aims to advance progressive and revolutionary ideals while challenging capitalist narratives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2021 |title=COMMUNIST PARTY OF KENYA: "US HAS NO RIGHT OR LEGITIMACY TO DESIGNATE CUBA AS A TERRORIST STATE" |url=http://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/communist-party-kenya-us-has-no-right-or-legitimacy-designate-cuba-terrorist-state |website=Cuba’s Representative Office Abroad}}</ref> During the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) in Ismir, Turkey, CPK joined SolidNet,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2024 |title=CP of Kenya, Itikadi: Socialism, Theory, and Practice |url=http://www.solidnet.org/article/CP-of-Kenya-Itikadi-Socialism-Theory-and-Practice/ |website=SolidNet}}</ref> a leftist editorial archive. The aim was for the CPK to amplify its unyielding dedication to dismantling imperialist strongholds and solidify its role as a staunch defender of the majority against the minority.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirowe |first=George |date=January 16, 2024 |title=MCWP Welcomes CPK: A Vanguard Alliance Against Imperialist Hegemony |url=https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/304-mcwp-welcomes-cpk-a-vanguard-alliance-against-imperialist-hegemony |website=The Communist Party of Kenya}}</ref>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Kenyan political parties}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:1992 establishments in Kenya]]
[[Category:Communism in Kenya]]
[[Category:Communist parties in Africa]]
[[Category:International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations]]
[[Category:Pan-Africanism in Kenya]]
[[Category:Pan-Africanist political parties in Africa]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1992]]
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