Cherangany MP Patrick Simiyu joins Linda Mwananchi
Cherangany Member of Parliament Patrick Simiyu has joined Linda Mwananchi and endorsed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna for the presidency...
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Cherangany Member of Parliament Patrick Simiyu has officially joined the Linda Mwananchi movement and declared his support for Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna's presidential bid.
- Patrick Simiyu, a first-term MP, endorsed Edwin Sifuna, citing the movement's widespread support and benefit for Kenyans.
- The defection follows a significant blow to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in Trans-Nzoia, where branch officials also moved to the People's Renaissance Movement, led by Saboti MP Caleb Amisi.
- These officials expressed disillusionment with ODM national leadership, claiming they have abandoned the political aspirations of the late party leader Raila Odinga and turned the party into a "business enterprise."
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