Defining moment: Sifuna, Orengo and Babu face big test in Nairobi

For nearly three weeks, the Linda Mwananchi movement has been building anticipation around its entry into Nairobi, repeatedly portraying the capital as the next major frontier in its campaign to shape Kenya’s opposition politics ahead of the 2027 General Election.

That wait ends on Sunday when the group stages its rally in the city, with the event expected to provide the clearest indication yet of whether the political coalition being assembled around Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Siaya Governor James Orengo and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino can translate national ambitions into grassroots support.