No Media Will Be Allowed in Sifuna’s Tomorrow NDC Meeting as Court Dismisses Case Against The Event

Journalists have been told to stay away from Linda Mwananchi’s National Delegates Conference on Friday, even as the party has cleared a legal hurdle to endorse Edwin Sifuna as its presidential candidate, NTV Kenya has reported.

The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal has thrown out two applications that sought to stop the gathering, and the conference has now been cleared to proceed tomorrow.

The ruling has ended the legal wrangling that threatened to derail the event, at least for the moment.

Yet the party has drawn a firm line on coverage. According to NTV Kenya, Linda Mwananchi has said it will not allow reporters into the meeting, where Nairobi Senator Sifuna is expected to be endorsed as its presidential candidate.

The post has not offered a reason for the restriction, and the silence has left many people asking questions.

The conference has carried considerable weight for the movement, which has grown quickly since its launch. Sifuna has become its public face, and an endorsement by delegates would formalize the bid that supporters have talked about for months.

A recent TIFA poll has shown him tied with President William Ruto at 31 per cent among preferred 2027 candidates.

Newsrooms have long relied on live coverage of such gatherings to inform the public, so the restriction has raised fair questions about how much Kenyans will learn of the proceedings as they unfold.

Reporters have been left to depend on whatever information the party has chosen to release afterwards.

The party’s decision has also fed a wider debate about openness in political organizing. Parties have a right to hold closed meetings, and many have done so before, particularly when sensitive internal matters are on the agenda.

Even so, a conference meant to endorse a presidential candidate has inevitably drawn public interest, and the public has grown used to seeing such moments unfold in the open.

For now, the focus has shifted to Friday. Delegates have prepared to gather tomorrow, the legal obstacles have fallen away, and Sifuna has edged closer to a formal endorsement of his presidential bid for the 2027 race.

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