The party was established at a meeting on 7 March 1914 as the
East African Indian National Congress (EAINC), It called for equality between
Indians and
Europeans, advocating for the inclusion of Indians on the same roll as Europeans in elections and that Asians be allowed to farm in the
White Highlands. The EAINC encouraged Indian immigration to Kenya, and became involved in humanitarian work in the 1930s, providing aid to victims of disaster in India and other countries in the region.
General elections the following year saw the KIC win three of the 53 elected seats in the
Legislative Council with 1.2% of the vote, whilst the KFP won two seats. At its annual meeting in 1962 the KIC opted to dissolve itself as a political party as it was "no longer desirable to function politically as an Asian organisation." ==References==