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About the Party
Democracy for the Citizens Party is a national movement born from the collective call of Kenyans for inclusive, accountable leadership.
Our Story
Leadership earned by listening, not asserted from above.
DCP was formed by Kenyans who had grown tired of a national conversation that flowed in only one direction. Across counties, communities were raising the same concerns — unequal access to resources, opportunity concentrated in few hands, and decisions made far from the people they affect.
Our answer was to build a party whose structures make listening compulsory rather than optional. Ward and constituency committees feed directly into county assemblies and the National Executive Council. Our nomination process is published, auditable, and open to appeal by any aspirant who believes it has failed them.
“Skiza Wakenya is not a campaign line. It is a description of how this party is required to make decisions.”
We describe ourselves as a social democratic party. In practice that means we believe the state has an active duty to distribute resources fairly and protect the vulnerable, while creating the conditions in which enterprise, innovation and individual ambition can thrive. These are not competing goals — a country that educates and treats its people well is a country where business grows.
From a founding presence in a handful of counties, DCP is now organised in all 47, with a membership register that has crossed 900,000 Kenyans.
What We Stand For
Mission & vision
Our Mission
To offer leadership that prioritises the equitable distribution of resources, protects the rights of all Kenyans, and ensures the benefits of economic growth reach every citizen through accountable and inclusive governance.
Our Vision
A Kenya in which all citizens access equal resources and opportunities, where social democratic principles drive economic prosperity alongside fairness, dignity and inclusion — in every county, not only the well-connected ones.
Our Foundation
Rooted in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Our platform is not invented from scratch. It is a commitment to implement what Kenyans already agreed upon — and have been waiting to see honoured.
Chapter Four
The Bill of Rights — the dignity, freedoms and entitlements guaranteed to every Kenyan without exception.
Article 10
National values of inclusiveness, equity, social justice and non-discrimination in public decision-making.
Closing the Gap
Kenya's Gini coefficient of 0.428 reflects an inequality this party is organised specifically to reduce.
Devolution
Strengthening county governments so that resources and decisions stay close to the citizens they serve.
47
Counties Organised
900,000+
Registered Members
1,450
Ward Committees
14,200+
Accredited Delegates
Core Values
The principles behind Skiza Wakenya
Four commitments that govern how the party organises, nominates and governs.
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Listening
Policy is shaped through county forums, town halls and open member ballots — not drafted in a boardroom and announced to the public afterwards.
02
Equity
Resources and opportunity shared deliberately across every region, with particular attention to counties that successive governments have left behind.
03
Inclusion
Every county, community and generation represented — with reserved pathways for youth, women and persons with disabilities in party structures.
04
Accountability
Leaders answerable to members between elections, party finances declared annually, and a nomination process that any aspirant may formally challenge.
Party Structure
How a decision travels through DCP
Five levels, each accountable to the one below it. The structure exists so that the people closest to a problem have a real say in solving it.
View the National Executive CouncilWard Committees
The closest structure to citizens, where local concerns are first raised, debated and formally recorded.
Constituency Councils
Coordinate the ward committees within a constituency and carry their positions to county level.
County Executive Committees
Drive county-wide strategy, membership growth, and readiness for nominations and elections.
National Executive Council
Sets national direction, approves policy positions, and oversees the party secretariat between conferences.
National Delegates Conference
The party's highest organ — elects national officials and adopts or amends the party constitution.
Our Journey
Milestones since founding
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Founding
Registered with the ORPP
Formally registered as a national political party, with founding structures established across the first counties.
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Expansion
Organised in all 47 counties
Completed the grassroots organising drive, establishing county and constituency branches nationwide.
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Modernisation
Digital nominations platform launched
Introduced online aspirant registration, transparent fee tracking and open vetting dashboards.
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2026
Membership crosses 900,000
Delegate accreditation and the party voter register modernised ahead of the 2027 nomination cycle.
Read the agenda we intend to govern on.
Four priorities — healthcare, education, employment and the environment — set out in full.