The party was established in December 2006 by 12 MPs from FORD-Kenya.Twelve Ford-K MPs Form New Party The Standard, 26 December 2006 The new party did not put forward a presidential candidate in the 2007 general elections, but won two seats in the National Assembly.Elections held in 2007 IPU In 2011 Eugene Wamalwa joined the party and announced plans to be the party's presidential candidate in the 2013 general elections. This created an interest in the party in his native Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties, and by October 2012, the party had registered 67,345 members and won three civic seats in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia.
