Win for Sifuna, Orengo as Registrar rejects bid to register Linda Mwananchi party
The Registrar ruled that the name too closely resembles existing slogans...
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The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has rejected an application to reserve the name Linda Mwananchi Party of Kenya, preventing a potential political dispute over the slogan.
- The name was rejected because it closely resembles an already reserved slogan and raises issues of public interest, violating Section 8 of the Political Parties Act.
- Key individuals involved include Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and his allies who objected, and the applicant, Charles Wanyonyi.
- The rejection halts immediate plans to register the party and resolves a dispute where Senator Sifuna's group argued the slogan was synonymous with their civic campaign.
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