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 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.
Thousands of people demonstrated in Nairobi on Sunday at the call of a Kenyan opposition figure. The rally took place peacefully, but comes amid a tense political climate, less than a year before the presidential election, according to RFI.
Security forces stepped up their presence in Nairobi, Kenya, ahead of a rally by opposition figure Edwin Sifuna, 44, whose popularity is growing as the 2027 presidential election approaches. Hundreds of supporters gathered near a church in the city centre on 13 September 2026, while police patrolled, according to AFP journalists at the scene and Mwananchi.
Kenyan politician Edwin Sifuna said he was ready to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 presidential election. Welcomed in Nairobi during the Linda Mwananchi tour, he also called for opposition unity, according to the source article’s summary.