Tension Builds in Kisumu Ahead of Linda Mwananchi Rally as Leaders Urge Calm

Members of the grassroots Bunge La Mwananchi movement urged visiting leaders, including James Orengo and Edwin Sifuna, to avoid inflammatory rhetoric. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Kisumu is experiencing rising tension ahead of a planned Sunday rally by the Linda Mwananchi brigade, with local leaders and residents urging for calm and issue-based political discourse.

Local Bunge La Mwananchi members, including Salim Onyango and Joshua Owino, have called on visiting leaders like James Orengo and Edwin Sifuna to focus on their development agenda and avoid inflammatory rhetoric.
Artisans in the juakali sector and traders at the Kisumu bus terminus expressed concerns that political divisions could negatively impact their livelihoods and the peace the city has enjoyed.
Organizers emphasized the need to preserve the peace in Kisumu and prevent the rally from inciting violence, while also noting support for cooperation under the broad-based government arrangement.

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