How Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi is making DAP-K a shell in Western
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s growing political influence is causing significant instability within the DAP-K party. Key allies are defecting to join Sifuna, threatening the party's future ahead of the 2027 elections.
Why it matters
Shifting political alliances in Kenya are reshaping the opposition landscape and the potential for a united front against the current administration.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s presidential ambition has become a major political threat to DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa, with the latter’s key allies ditching the party in droves.
The departure of former Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi from DAP-K was the latest blow.
Wamunyinyi was no ordinary party member. He served as DAP-K deputy party leader and the founding party boss, while Eugene still served as Cabinet Secretary for Defence.
On October 20, Wamunyinyi announced he was abandoning the party to work with Sifuna, arguing that the Nairobi senator had emerged as a voice for ordinary Kenyans.
His exit comes barely months after Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, who also served as DAP-K deputy party leader, announced his departure following disagreements with Wamalwa over the party’s direction.
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