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February 21, 2026
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Crowds Unmoved as Teargas is Fired Moments Before Sifuna Addresses Rally

Crowds Unmoved as Teargas is Fired Moments Before Sifuna Addresses Rally

Sifuna urged supporters to remain at the venue, insisting the meeting would proceed as planned..

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Supporters of Linda Mwananchi in Kakamega defied teargas fired during a rally moments before Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was to address them, with Sifuna urging them to remain and safely disperse the gas.

  • Sifuna explicitly faulted President Ruto and Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen for alleged intolerance of democratic competition.
  • The Western Regional Commander, Issa Muhamoud, claimed he received no formal communication about the rally, only learning of it through social media, and alleged information about goons with rifles being ferried to Kakamega.
  • This disruption follows a prior Linda Mwananchi tour in Kitengelea, which resulted in the deaths of two people and fifty more injured, with Sifuna accusing the government of state violence and hiring goons.

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