[Omondi Onyango, Standard]The push to establish a coalition of political parties at the Coast ahead of the 2022 elections has received a boost after the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) joined the movement. The five parties have also established two caucuses dubbed Coast Political Parties’ Convention (CPPC) and Coast Integrated Development Initiative (CIDI) to accelerate the unity talks. The leaders were drawn from Shirikisho Party of Kenya, Kadu-Asili Party, Umoja Summit Party of Kenya, Republican Congress Party, and CPK. At the weekend, the party leaders decried what they called systemic marginalising of the coastal community by successive regimes. CPK national vice-chairman Buka Ngesa Omole said the partnership of the political parties would help the leaders advance the coastal people’s agenda.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2021 10:30 UTC