Sifuna Gets Good News This Evening After Getting Endorsement from This Top Leader

Kanduyi MP John Makali has indicated that he is leaning towards Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s 2027 presidential campaign, citing a long working relationship between the two men.

Makali spoke to residents of his constituency over the weekend, after constituents pressed him to say where he stands politically. Kanduyi is Sifuna’s rural home area, which makes Makali the senator’s local lawmaker.

Residents wanted to know whether he would stay aligned with FORD Kenya, whose leader and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula is allied with President William Ruto, or move towards Sifuna. Makali was elected on a FORD Kenya ticket in 2022.

He reminded the gathering that he and Sifuna worked together in 2017 and that both are advocates, then asked whether he needed to say more. He added that he listens to his constituents for direction and will follow whatever answer they give him.

Sifuna has been building a wide base in Western Kenya through his Linda Mwananchi Movement (LMM). Former leaders such as Musikari Kombo, Mukhisa Kituyi, Fred Ngumo and Noah Wekesa have aligned with it.

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, senators Godfrey Osotsi and Boni Khalwale, and MPs Majombo Kalasinga and Jack Wamboka are also among those backing him.

At the launch of the LMM secretariat on October 30, DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa pledged to shelve his own presidential ambitions to support Sifuna.

DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua has also signalled that he would rally behind the senator if other opposition leaders endorse him as their flag bearer.

Sifuna’s growing influence in Bungoma County, his home, has made him one of the most closely watched figures in the region as 2027 approaches.

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