Names of Two Leaders Sifuna Has Picked To Accompany Him to USA Next Week For Diaspora Tour, Details

Linda Mwananchi leader Edwin Sifuna has finalised plans for a two-week tour of the United States, and he has settled on two senior colleagues to travel with him.

According to The Star, Kenya, the visit has been scheduled to run from November 20 to December 4, and it has been billed as an outreach to Kenyans living in the diaspora.

Sifuna has chosen Godfrey Osotsi, the party chairman, and Richard Onyonka, the movement’s treasurer, to join him on the trip.

The two have been named as his travelling companions, and together with Sifuna they have formed the leadership trio that has been tasked with representing the movement abroad.

The first stop has been set for Allentown, Pennsylvania, which has been chosen as the starting point of the journey.

A fundraising dinner has been scheduled for November 24, four days into the trip, and it has been earmarked as a key moment for the movement to rally financial support from well-wishers abroad.

The dinner has been positioned as part of the movement’s wider effort to engage Kenyans abroad.

Sifuna has long cast himself as a voice for ordinary Kenyans, and the trip has offered him a chance to carry that message to a community that has contributed immensely to the country’s economy through remittances.

Diaspora Kenyans have repeatedly shown interest in home politics, and many have followed the movement’s activities online.

Osotsi has served as the party chairman, a position that has placed him at the centre of the movement’s organisational work, while Onyonka has handled the treasury, a role that has made his presence on a fundraising trip particularly fitting.

Their pairing has been seen as a practical choice, with one official who has overseen party structures and another who has kept track of its finances.

As departure has drawn closer, preparations have gathered pace. The details released so far have been limited to the dates, the first stop and the dinner, and further information about other engagements has yet to be shared.

Supporters and observers have been waiting to see what message the delegation has prepared for audiences abroad.

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