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Edwin Sifuna plans to rename his party Linda Mwananchi in Kenya

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Edwin Sifuna plans to rename his party Linda Mwananchi in Kenya

Kenyan senator Edwin Sifuna has adopted The Equitable Party as the political vehicle for the Linda Mwananchi movement and plans to rename it after the movement. He describes the move as a response to the takeover of the ODM party by forces he considers regressive, according to Tuko.

Kenyan senator Edwin Sifuna has adopted The Equitable Party as the political vehicle for the Linda Mwananchi movement and plans to rename it the Linda Mwananchi Movement. He presented the announcement as a response to the takeover of the ODM party by forces he accuses of “impunity and regression”, Tuko reports.

Sifuna warned that obstacles could force the party to contest the 2027 elections under its current name. The Nairobi senator is also the Linda Mwananchi candidate for that election, according to the movement’s candidacy plans.

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