The Kenya Coalition was established by Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck in March 1960.
[1] Earlier in the month Cavendish-Bentinck had resigned as Speaker of the Legislative Council due to his opposition to the outcome of the Lancaster House Conference.
[2] The party sought to defend the interests of Europeans, including the continued segregation of the school system.
[4] However, it only prevented the New Kenya Party from reaching the main elections in three constituencies.
[4] In the full elections the Kenya Coalition received only 1% of the vote, winning three of the 53 elected seats in the Legislative Council to the New Kenya Party's four.