Gumo endorses Sifuna's intention for presidency
Gumo cautioned Wetangula and Mudavadi, saying they risk being politically irrelevant if they do not go with Sifuna’s wave...
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Former Westlands MP Fred Gumo has endorsed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna's presidential ambitions for 2032. Gumo also advised National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to abandon their own presidential aspirations.
- Fred Gumo, a prominent Luhya elder and politician, has publicly backed Edwin Sifuna for the presidency.
- The endorsement sees Gumo dismissing the presidential hopes of Moses Wetang'ula and Musalia Mudavadi for the 2032 elections.
- The announcement was made following a rally by the Linda Mwanainchi team led by Senator Sifuna in Kitale town on July 25, 2026.
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Sifuna's Linda Mwananchi Gains Momentum With New Endorsements - July 2026
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been nominated as a potential candidate by the Linda Mwananchi movement to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election. Former Westlands MP Fred Gumo endorsed Sifuna's presidential ambitions for 2032, while Cherangany MP Patrick Simiyu officially joined the movement and declared his support. The faction confidently stated their intention to defeat Ruto during a rally in Western Kenya. Sifuna has emerged as a significant political force disrupting plans for both Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance and the United Opposition. Meanwhile, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi urged Luhyas living outside the Western region to register as voters in their current areas of residence.
