BARRACK MULUKA: There is a very good chance that Edwin Sifuna could become Kenya’s President from August next year. The pollsters speak of a meteoric rise and a steady surge in numbers. The youth, who constitute upwards of 75 per cent of the voting population, are enthralled by his charisma, wit and courage.
And back in his native home of Western Kenya, he has upset the legacy political kingpin class. In the opposition space, he is soaring above the traditional claimants.
The Nairobi senator’s star is rising. He is the man to watch for those yearning for freshness. Yet, it is not an easy road ahead. The hard part begins now, for this man who made a grand entry into Kitale and Bungoma last weekend.
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@GachaguaW@Honcalebamisi Gachagua was no saint, he's tribal and not fit.. in a democratic country he would not been a deputy president in the first place just like his brother ruto
@JmJuma1 mnagojea gachagua awaensorse😂 that guy is self centered as fck you shouldn't even be putting him in the equation mpiga mahesabu yenu he will disappoint you
@JmJuma1 Thats the best way ata huyo gachagua is dirty comimg from central.. .the worse that can happen is a rerun coz nobody gets 50% and if we make it yo a rerun its most probably ruto vs kenyans under a clean slate
Linda Mwananchi is facing an early credibility test.
A movement cannot claim to defend ordinary Kenyans while operating as a political shelter for familiar elites seeking relevance before 2027. The inclusion of Aisha Jumwa deepens that contradiction and raises legitimate questions about the standards guiding the movement.
Opposition to Ruto is not, by itself, a political ideology. Removing one leader without confronting corruption, unemployment, police brutality, inequality and institutional capture would only replace the managers of the same broken system.
The real question is not how many prominent politicians Linda Mwananchi can assemble, but what concrete programme it offers Kenyans. How will it create jobs, protect public resources, reform the police and prevent the next government from repeating the same abuses?
Without clear principles, accountable leadership and measurable policies, “Linda Mwananchi” risks becoming another election slogan designed to mobilize public anger while preserving elite interests.
Kenyans do not need Aisha Jumwa and other political survivors repackaged as change. They need a movement capable of changing the system—not merely inheriting it. Wacheni hii mchezo yenu.@orengo_james@edwinsifuna
@wil_sonn1 You can't be accepting murderers and saying you are for the constitution... Choose one struggle make a stand, there has to be a difference between you and them otherwise you are just recycling
Let’s address the elephant in the room because I feel like many people don’t want to have this conversation😳
So the plan is to vote for Sifuna simply because he can help get Ruto out? As long as Ruto is gone, then we’re good? Haven’t we been here before? Isn’t that exactly how Ruto benefited from the anger against Uhuru&Raila ?
And before that, wasn’t Uhuru’s victory also driven in part by a wave of sympathy over the ICC cases and the feeling among many supporters that it was time to stand with him and push back against those they believed were targeting him? Look at how Uhuru’s administration left this country? Haven’t we already seen where voting out of anger or emotion, instead of demanding better leadership, leaves this country?
The next election cannot just be about who is most likely to defeat Ruto. It has to be about who has a clear plan to deal with corruption, protect the Constitution, end abductions and extrajudicial killings, fix our broken healthcare system, reform education, create jobs, reduce the cost of living, tackle public debt, restore independent institutions and ensure there is real accountability in government.
I understand the thinking. The common enemy is Ruto, and the enemy of my enemy quickly becomes a friend. But I refuse to believe that after everything this country has been through, Kenyans are ready to settle for people with serious questions hanging over them simply because they are the fastest route to removing one man from power. A perfect example, Aisha Jumwa😂
We cannot keep voting against someone. At some point, we have to start voting for something. Otherwise, we’ll keep changing faces while the system that keeps failing Kenyans remains exactly the same.