Amani National Congress officially dissolved as a party

According to an official gazette notice dated March 7, 2025, Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu indicated that the party resolved to dissolve voluntarily following its Special National Delegates Congress held on February 7, 2025. 

"Under sections 9 and 34C of the Political Parties Act, Cao 7D and Paragraph 22 of the Second Schedule to the Political Parties Act, it is notified for the information of the general public that ANC at its Special National Delegates Congress of Friday February 7, 2025 resolved to voluntarily dissolve in line with the ANC Party constitution," read the notice in part. 

"Amani National Congress (ANC) stands dissolved."

The party has been associated with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who ceded the party leadership to Lamu Governor Issa Timamy.

For months, ANC leadership had downplayed talks of dissolution and subsequent merger with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), citing that the party would stand firm in its objectives. 

"All I am sure of is that we are a partner party in Kenya Kwanza government with UDA and we are not folding parties anytime soon. That would be a tall order," said ANC National Chairman Kelvin Lunani on June 2, 2024. 

Seven months later, ANC party leader Timamy and UDA chairperson Cecily Mbarire announced that the two parties would merge. 

“Further to the inclusion of former ANC officials in the leadership of the UDA Party, other staff members will also be incorporated into the secretariat of the party, while structures and organs of the ANC will be integrated into the UDA Party,” Mbarire said in an event held at State House on January 17, 2025. 

“The UDA Party shall undertake merger activities, including harmonisation of the shared core values, rebranding and membership recruitment drives, among other post-merger initiatives,” she added.