Since the NARC opposition victory in 2002, Kenya has had three parliamentary terms: the 9th (2003-07), the 10th (2008-13) and the 11th (2013-18). Table 1 below shows the number of legislative seats of the major parties corresponding to each parliament, the party of the president and prime minister, and the parties in the Assembly majority. Table 1: Kenyan general elections results since 2002 Number (and percentage) of National Assembly seats of major parties Elections for 9th Elections for 10th Elections for 11th Party Parliament Parliament Parliament (Dec. 27, 2002) (Dec. 27, 2007) (Mar. 4, 2013) 125 (61) National Rainbow Coalition 3 (1) 3 (1) President: (NARC) Mwai Kibaki Kenyan African National Union 64 (30.50) 14 (7) 6 (2) (KANU) Forum for the Restoration of 14 (6.70) 3 (1) 3 (1) Democracy (FORD-People) 99 (47) Orange Democratic Movement 96 (27) — Prime Minister: (ODM) Raila Odinga 43 (20) Party of National Unity (PNU) — — President: Mwai Kibaki 89 (25) The National Alliance (TNA) — — President: Uhuru Kenyatta United Republican Party (URP) 75 (21) — — Wiper Democratic Movement 26 (7) — — (WDM) Total Seats 210 210 350 in this table are defined as those with over 5 percent of the seats in at least one of Notes: ‘Major parties’ included the three parliaments. Data was acquired from the Inter-parliamentary Union Parline online archive. Bold type indicates the party/ies in the majority coalition in the Assembly. The 9th parliament: 2003-08 The 9th Parliament opened on February 18, 2003. It was the first time that the KANU and Moi were in the opposition minority since independence. Elischer (2008) describes the Kenyan party system from 2003 to 2008 as a period of partisan in which it was fluidity,
Since the NARC opposition victory in 2002, Kenya has had three parliamentary terms: the 9th (2003-07), the 10th (2008-13) and the 11th (2013-18). Table 1 below shows the number of legislative seats of the major parties corresponding to each parliament, the party of the president and prime minister, and the parties in the Assembly majority. Table 1: Kenyan general elections results since 2002 Number (and percentage) of National Assembly seats of major parties Party Elections for 9th Parliament (Dec. 27, 2002) Elections for 10th Parliament (Dec. 27, 2007) Elections for 11th Parliament (Mar. 4, 2013) National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) 125 (61) 3 (1) 3 (1) President: Mwai Kibaki Kenyan African National Union (KANU) 64 (30.50) 14 (7) 6 (2) Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD-People) 14 (6.70) 3 (1) 3 (1) Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) — 99 (47) 96 (27) Prime Minister: Raila Odinga Party of National Unity (PNU) — 43 (20) — President: Mwai Kibaki The National Alliance (TNA) — — 89 (25) President: Uhuru Kenyatta United Republican Party (URP) — — 75 (21) Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) — — 26 (7) Total Seats 210 210 350 Notes: ‘Major parties’ included in this table are defined as those with over 5 percent of the seats in at least one of the three parliaments. Data was acquired from the Inter-parliamentary Union Parline online archive. Bold type indicates the party/ies in the majority coalition in the Assembly. The 9th parliament: 2003-08 The 9th Parliament opened on February 18, 2003. It was the first time that the KANU and Moi were in the opposition minority since independence. Elischer (2008) describes the Kenyan party system from 2003 to 2008 as a period of partisan fluidity, in which it was