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The Independent Party (TIP) was a political party in Kenya.

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The party nominated 35 National Assembly candidates for the 2007 general elections, receiving 0.5% of the vote and failing to win a seat.

In the 2013 elections the TIP nominated 28 candidates; it saw its vote share increase to 1.1%, winning one seat; [1] Maweu Kyengo Katatha in Kangundo. [2]

In 2016 the party merged into the Jubilee Party. [3]

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