The United Democratic Movement is a political party that was founded in 1999 by politicians who were at the time considederd to be renegades from the then ruling party Kenya African National Union

Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 but was denied registration by the then head of state Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi.

2007 General Elections

UDM allied itself with the Orange Democratic Movement in supporting Raila Odinga

Raila Odinga

Raila Amollo Odinga , also popularly known to Kenyans as Agwambo, is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as the Prime Minister of Kenya in a coalition government. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Langata since 1992, was Minister of Energy from 2001 to 2002, and was Minister of Roads,...

's candidacy for the office of President of Kenya, and fielded several candidates in the parliamentary elections. Its most prominent member of parliament is Hellen Sambili who is Minister of Sports.