Published on January 26, 2025 by Agencies for Kenya Online News
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Narc Kenya has initiated the legal process to change its name with the outfit set to be known as the People’s Liberation Party (PLP).
Narc Kenya’s name change is one of the four sweeping changes embraced by the 2022 Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance Presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s running-mate Martha Karua’s led Narc Kenya as it moves to enhance its public appeal ahead of the 2027 polls.
In a legal notice by the Registrar to Political Parties, Narc Kenya also seeks to change its party symbol, official colours, and slogan.
“In exercise of the power conferred by section 20 (1) (d) of the Political Parties Act (Cap. 7D), the Registrar of Political Parties gives notice that National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (NARC-Kenya) intends to change as follows: change of party name, change of party slogan, change of party colours,” the notice read in part.
If there are no objections, Narc Kenya will have new corporate colours that will drop the signature of luminous, red, and white to lilac, white, and purple.
In a strategic move to align with the emerging clamour for change gathering storm in the country, Narc Kenya will have a new party symbol.
In the rebranding the party’s symbol would change to a purple rose from a rose flower.
The changes would also see the party rewrite its slogan to ‘Unite’, and ‘Liberate’ from ‘One Kenya’, ‘One Nation’, and ‘One People.’
The move also concludes the formal steps by Narc Kenya to chart its cause after exiting the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition and affirms Karua’s 2027 presidential ambitions.
In November, Martha Karua hinted at the rebranding of Narc Kenya, disclosing plans to change the name and embrace generational change in its leadership.
The developments signal Karua’s plans to woo the young generation that recently mounted significant resistance against the Kenya Kwanza administration.
