01 · Kenya · NewsORPP starts process to rename TEP as Linda Mwananchi Movement
Gazettement is a step towards the proposed name. Final approval is not yet established.
15 October 20261 min read
People in power · Nairobi
Edwin Sifuna
Senator and party leader
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Following Edwin Sifuna’s work in Parliament, party politics and the national opposition conversation.
Stories on Edwin Sifuna
Current archive01 · Kenya · News02 · Kenya · AnalysisSifuna hosts Maina and Murango as opposition unity talks widen
The meeting opens another channel between opposition figures, but the public statement stops short of an electoral agreement.
14 October 20262 min read
03 · OpinionSifuna’s Sh50 donors deserve more than symbolism
Small contributions can widen political ownership—if supporters can see the accounts and question the decisions.
14 October 20267 min read
04 · Kenya · PoliticsMudavadi challenges Sifuna’s party over national organisation
The Prime Cabinet Secretary argues that visibility must be backed by structures capable of contesting elections.
12 October 20264 min read
05 · Kenya · PoliticsSifuna says he has saved traders’ Sh50 donations as a reminder of their trust
The Nairobi senator describes a bucket of small contributions as a symbol of the supporters behind his political ambitions.
12 October 20264 min read
06 · People · OppositionSifuna takes over The Equitable Party for 2027
The Nairobi senator was unveiled as TEP’s presidential candidate on 4 October. It solves his registration problem but adds another party to the opposition’s unity puzzle.
8 October 20265 min read
07 · Kenya · PoliticsSifuna presses for refinery disclosure as Ruto directs critics to Parliament
The dispute centres on disclosure of commitments, while official accounts describe planned refinery capacity and construction mobilisation.
4 October 20264 min read
08 · Kenya · PoliticsWiper pushes back on funeral ticket calls as Gachoka urges Kalonzo’s party to back Sifuna
Wiper’s denial and competing calls over the opposition ticket do not amount to an agreed presidential nomination.
4 October 20264 min read
09 · Kenya · AccountabilityNew Politrack poll puts Ruto ahead: the questions behind the headline numbers
A reported September survey places Ruto ahead. Sample selection, fieldwork dates and methodological disclosure determine what readers can responsibly conclude.
1 October 20265 min read
10 · Kenya · PoliticsKibwana urges Linda Mwananchi leaders to contain divisions
Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has urged Edwin Sifuna, Babu Owino and their allies to protect Linda Mwananchi from internal fragmentation and ethnic political mobilisation.
26 September 20265 min read
11 · Kenya · PoliticsSifuna allies turn to party structures and coalition talks
Edwin Sifuna’s allies planned a closed-door meeting in Kiambu for Saturday to discuss their political organisation, nationwide campaigning and a possible agreement with Rigathi Gachagua’s DCP.
26 September 20265 min read
12 · Kenya · PoliticsAfrica Check rejects fabricated Uhuru endorsement of Sifuna
An 18 September fact-check found no evidence for graphics claiming Kenyatta had abandoned Matiang’i for the Nairobi senator.
20 September 20261 min read
13 · Kenya · PoliticsBabu shifts campaign work to Nairobi while backing Sifuna
He says he will attend fewer Linda Mwananchi rallies as he concentrates on organising across the capital.
20 September 20261 min read
14 · Kenya · OppositionGachagua urges calm as Sifuna and Babu supporters debate the 2027 vehicle
The former deputy president says he has spoken to both leaders, while Babu continues to back Sifuna despite differences over party organisation.
20 September 20261 min read