Editing National Rainbow Coalition

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{{Infobox political party
|name = National Rainbow Coalition
|logo = Logo of National Rainbow Coalition NARC.gif
|logo_size = 150px
|colorcode     = #1889C7
|leader        =
|chairman      =
|slogan        = "Haki Yetu Sasa Inawezekana"
|founder       = [[Raila Odinga]] <br>[[Charity Ngilu]]<br>[[Mwai Kibaki]]<br>[[Michael Wamalwa|Michael Kijana Wamalwa]]
|founded       = 2002
| headquarters = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| youth_wing   = [[National Rainbow Coalition Youth League|NarcYL]]
| wing1_title  = Women's wing
| wing1        = [[National Raibow Coalition Women League|NarcWL]]
| wing2_title  = Veteran's wing
| ideology     = [[Social democracy]]
|foundation    =
|national      = [[Jubilee Alliance]] (2013)
|international =
|website       =
|country       = Kenya
}}
The '''National Rainbow Coalition''' ('''NARC''') is a [[political party]] in [[Kenya]]. As an alliance, it was in power from 2002 and 2005 when it collapsed due to disagreements between members over a constitutional referendum.

==Formation==
In preparation of the 2002 elections, the [[National Alliance Party of Kenya]] (Formerly NAK now NAPK) allied itself with the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Kenya)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) to form the '''National Alliance of Rainbow Coalition''' ('''NARC'''). On December 27, 2002, NARC won a landslide victory over [[Kenya African National Union|KANU]]. NARC presidential candidate [[Mwai Kibaki]] got 62% of the votes in the presidential elections, against only 31% for the KANU candidate, [[Uhuru Kenyatta]]. On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was sworn in as the third [[Heads of state of Kenya|President of Kenya]].

==NARC government==
Despite its initial popularity, the NARC-led government has been troublesome. The friction between LDP and those loyal to Kibaki became apparent. After the [[Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2005|Kenyan constitutional referendum in 2005]], all LDP members were thrown out of the government. Subsequently, LDP became an opposition party, forming the [[Orange Democratic Movement]], a coalition of opposition politicians. Later, NARC members loyal to Kibaki founded a new party, [[National Rainbow Coalition – Kenya|NARC'''–'''Kenya]]. Consequently, the original NARC was left in the hands of its chairperson [[Charity Ngilu]] who also served as the minister of health.

==2007 elections==
On 5 October 2007, Ngilu announced her support for the [[Orange Democratic Movement]] and its presidential candidate, [[Raila Odinga]], in the [[Kenyan general election, 2007|December 2007 general election]];.<ref name=Alex>Alex Kiprotich and Ben Agina, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012132915/http://eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143975617 "Kibaki finally fires Ngilu"]}}, ''The Standard'' (Kenya), October 7, 2007.</ref><ref name=Stand>Magreat Kalekye, [http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=45511 "Ngilu states her political stand"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222200100/http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=45511 |date=2008-02-22 }}, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, October 5, 2007.</ref> She initially said that she was remaining in the government, despite backing Kibaki's main rival.<ref name=Stand/> However, her dismissal from the government by Kibaki was announced on October 6.<ref name=Alex/><ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/07/africa/AF-GEN-Kenya-Elections.php "Kenya opposition kicks off campaign, says 3 supporters shot"], Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), October 6, 2007.</ref> While supporting ODM, Ngilu defended her parliamentary seat on NARC ticket. Under Ngilu, NARC won 3 seats in the new Kenyan parliament altogether.

==2013 elections==
After briefly running her own campaign, Ngilu initially opted to support Raila Odinga for the presidency in 2013, signing a coalition agreement involving NARC, ODM, [[Wiper Democratic Movement]] and [[Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya|FORD'''–'''Kenya]], before walking out at the last minute to join the [[Jubilee Alliance]].<ref>Raila, Kalonzo seal deal as Mudavadi joins Uhuru, Ruto http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000072150&story_title=Kenya-Raila,-Kalonzo-seal-deal-as-Mudavadi-joins-Uhuru,-Ruto</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmd-kenya.org/index.php/cmd-members?id=89 |title=Trust: Could it be the panacea to Kenya's political faultiness? |access-date=2014-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906035652/http://www.cmd-kenya.org/index.php/cmd-members?id=89 |archive-date=2017-09-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in Kenya]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Kenya]]
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[[Category:2002 establishments in Kenya]]
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[[Category:2016 disestablishments in Kenya]]