Safina

This article is about the Kenyan political party. For other uses, see Safina (disambiguation).

Safina Party
Leader	Paul Muite
Chairperson	Mwalimu Mati
Secretary-General	Cyprian Nyamwamu
Deputy chairperson	Dina Awuor
Deputy secretary general	David Kitur
Treasurer	Asia Suleiman
Deputy Treasurer	Cllr. Mumo Kithae
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Amboseli Road, Lavington, Nairobi
Ideology	Liberalism Social justice Green politics
Political position	Centre-left
Website
www.safinaparty.org
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The Safina (Swahili for "Ark") is a political party in Kenya. At the legislative elections on 27 December 2007, the party won 5 out of 210 elected seats.

The Party Leader is Paul Kibugi Muite, a former Member of Parliament for Kabete constituency and a Senior Counsel at the Kenyan Bar. He and his running mate, Dr. Shem Ochudho, are contestants for the Presidency of Kenya in the March 4, 2013 election. The party is also fielding 4 candidates for Governor; 10 candidates for the Senate; 10 County Women Representatives; 52 candidates for the National Assembly; and 400 candidates for the County Assemblies across the country.

The Safina party's highest organ is a National Executive Council which meets twice a year. The NEC is elected for 4 year terms by a National Delegates Convention. The current NEC was elected on July 15, 2011.

References

Political parties in Kenya

National Assembly (349)	ODM (96) TNA (89) URP (75) WDM–K (26) UDFP (12) FORD–Kenya (10) KANU (6) NFK (6) APK (5) FORD–P (4) FPK (3) NARC (3) CCU (2) KNC (2) NARC-K (1) PDP (1) KADU–Asili (1) MP (1) TIP (1) MDP (1) Independents (4)

Senate (67)	ODM (17) TNA (17) URP (12) WDM–K (5) FORD–Kenya (5) UDFP (3) KANU (3) APK (3) FPK (1) NARC (1)

Extraparliamentary	Agano Party Alliance for Real Change Chama Cha Mwananchi Conservative Party Democratic Party Farmers Party Grand National Union Kenya Social Congress Kenya National Democratic Alliance Madaraka People's Movement Mazingira Green Party of Kenya Mkenya Solidarity Movement Mwangaza Party National Agenda Party of Kenya National Democratic Movement National Labour Party National Party of Kenya New Democrats Party of Action Party of Democratic Unity Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya Party of National Unity FORD–Asili Labour Party of Kenya National Vision Party Peoples Party of Kenya Progressive Party of Kenya Restore and Build Kenya Saba Saba – Asili Safina Shirikisho Party of Kenya Sisi Kwa Sisi Social Democratic Party of Kenya United Democratic Movement Unity Party of Kenya

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