Edwin Sifuna to carry Linda Mwananchi’s 2027 bid in Kenya
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Standard
The Linda Mwananchi political movement has taken control of Kenya’s The Equitable Party and appointed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as its leader and presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The decision ends several months of uncertainty over which party would carry the movement into the election, reports The Standard.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been chosen as the Linda Mwananchi movement’s presidential candidate for Kenya’s 2027 election and is taking over as leader of The Equitable Party, reports The Standard. The announcement was made at the party’s launch on 4 October 2026.
Registered in 2022, The Equitable Party is becoming Linda Mwananchi’s political vehicle as the movement sought to turn its growing influence into a party structure ahead of the election. The designation ends several months of uncertainty over which party the movement would use, according to the Kenyan daily.
