Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been endorsed as the Linda Mwananchi movement's presidential candidate for the 2027 General Election.

• Key endorsement: Edwin Sifuna is the chosen candidate for the Linda Mwananchi movement.
• Involved parties: Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Siaya Governor James Orengo.
• Notable detail: The endorsement has revealed divisions within the movement, with Governor James Orengo absent from a key meeting in Naivasha.

ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has secured the endorsement of the Linda Mwananchi group for his bid to retain the Nairobi County senatorial seat.

• The Linda Mwananchi group has backed Edwin Sifuna for the Nairobi County senatorial position.
• Orengo, the Governor of Siaya County, was notably absent during the endorsement event.
• The endorsement signals significant support for Sifuna's re-election campaign within the ODM party.

The Linda Mwananchi movement has officially designated Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as its leader and presidential candidate following a recent principals' retreat.

• Edwin Sifuna was unanimously chosen to lead the Linda Mwananchi movement and will be its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.
• Key figures at the retreat included Senator Edwin Sifuna, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, and Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale.
• The movement also resolved that Sifuna will be mandated to negotiate future political steps, including the choice of a political vehicle, with other parties.