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United Republican Party
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| Leader | William Ruto |
| Chairman | Barre Shill |
| Secretary-General | Fred Muteti |
| National Treasurer | Fatuma Mwachache |
| Founder | Charles Keter |
| Founded | 15 January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Nairobi |
| National affiliation | Jubilee Alliance |
| Slogan | Kusema na kutenda |
| National Assembly |
75 / 349
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| Senate |
12 / 67
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| Website | |
| www |
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The United Republican Party (URP) of Kenya is a party that was launched by William Ruto, in conjunction with several Kenyan politicians allied to a faction of Orange Democratic Movement opposed to Raila Odinga, as their vehicle for the March 2013 general elections. The party's launch was announced after a week of meetings on 15 January 2012 In December, William Ruto and the leaders of several other political parties, signed a pre-election coalition deal, in which Ruto became a running mate for Uhuru Kenyatta and URP received half the spoils of an election victory.