Sifuna’s game plan after grand Linda Mwananchi Movement party rebrand

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna addresses delegates at Linda Mwananchi Movement party headquarters in Nairobi on Friday, October 30, 2026.

The Linda Mwananchi Movement Party leader Edwin Sifuna has moved to consolidate his place in the opposition by laying the groundwork for his 2027 presidential ambitions by unveiling a proposed national leadership team and announcing plans to establish party offices across all 47 counties in a bid to transform the outfit into a formidable political machine.

On Friday, the Nairobi Senator assembled leading opposition figures at the launch of his political vehicle in a show of political might, an event attended by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Democracy for the Citizens Party’s (DCP) Rigathi Gachagua, Democracy Action Party Kenya (DAP-K) boss Eugene Wamalwa, among others.

Nairobi Senator expected to unveil a section of the party’s national leadership.

The opposition has been jolted into confronting competing interests.

Gachagua has publicly said he would deputise Sifuna.

Gachagua, Sifuna begin the delicate dance for a joint ticket.

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