Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna is set to take the Linda Mwananchi Movement’s political mobilisation campaign to the United States, with engagements across five destinations from November 20 to December 4, as the movement seeks to rally support among Kenyans in the diaspora ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The two-week tour will begin in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from November 20 to 22, followed by engagements in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) region from November 23 to 26.
Sifuna will then travel to Dallas on November 27 and 28 before proceeding to Houston for engagements scheduled for November 29 and 30. The final leg of the tour will cover Seattle and California between December 1 and 4.
According to an itinerary circulating under the banner of the Linda Mwananchi US Diaspora Tour, the engagements will focus on leadership, economic transformation and Kenya’s future, in what appears to be an effort to extend the movement’s political influence beyond Kenya’s borders.
The tour comes amid heightened political mobilisation among opposition leaders ahead of the 2027 General Election, with diaspora communities increasingly featuring in political outreach and fundraising strategies.
It also follows the movement’s National Delegates Convention, scheduled for November 13, where delegates are expected to approve a proposed leadership team that would designate Sifuna as the movement’s party leader.
Sifuna’s planned US engagements come against the backdrop of increased interactions between opposition figures exploring possible political cooperation ahead of the next electoral contest.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has also been courting diaspora audiences, having recently returned from an approximately 50-day tour of the United States.
On October 20, Gachagua hosted Sifuna and a delegation of Linda Mwananchi leaders at his Wamunyoro residence in Nyeri County, shortly after returning from the US.
In a Facebook post accompanying photographs of the meeting, Gachagua welcomed the delegation, writing: “Welcome to Wamunyoro residence my cousins from Linda Mwananchi. When we come together great things must happen.”
The meeting brought together leaders associated with different opposition formations at a time when calls for political unity and cooperation are gaining momentum ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Sifuna has also been weighing in on political developments in the United States, including the country’s midterm elections, in which Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, according to the Associated Press.
In a post on X on November 4, the senator celebrated the Democratic Party’s performance, saying he was pleased to see candidates who cared about ordinary citizens emerging victorious.
– By John Murunga
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