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July 21, 2026
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Sifuna: I Don’t Need Atwoli’s Sh1bn, Kenyans Will Finance My Campaign

Sifuna: I Don’t Need Atwoli’s Sh1bn, Kenyans Will Finance My Campaign

Sifuna dismissed Atwoli’s recent pledge to raise Sh1 billion for his campaign, saying the era of politicians depending on powerful financiers must come to an end...

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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has rejected a KSh1 billion campaign funding offer from COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli, stating he prefers to be financed by ordinary Kenyans.

  • Sifuna declared he would rather be "indebted to 10 million Kenyans" than to one individual.
  • The offer came from COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli, who pledged to raise KSh1 billion for Sifuna's presidential ambitions.
  • Sifuna emphasized a preference for grassroots financing through public Paybill contributions, contrasting with Atwoli's traditional donor-reliant model.

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