Secrets of Sifuna’s NDC and the unanswered questions around Linda Mwananchi

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

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi Movement has moved closer to formalising its transition from The Equitable Party (TEP) after delegates approved changes to the party’s identity, constitution and electoral rules, even as questions linger over whether the outfit can meet legal and electoral deadlines ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Although the party had issued a notice outlining several agenda items for its National Delegates Conference (NDC), delegates resolved only four substantive matters, approving the proposed change of name, colours, symbol and headquarters, amendments to the party constitution and nomination rules, as well as coalition-building talks with like-minded political parties.

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