Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua commended the massive turnout at Sunday’s Linda Mwananchi rally in Nairobi, calling the mobilization a clear sign of the opposition’s expanding strength ahead of the 2027 general election. The former deputy president tracked the events from Portland City, Oregon, in the United States, expressing delight at the massive crowds gathered by the movement, which Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna leads. “I was following what was happening earlier in the day on Sunday. Oh, things are very good. Things are boiling very nicely,” Gachagua said during an interdenominational fellowship. Linda Mwananchi’s inaugural Nairobi rally drew vast crowds, bringing portions of the capital to a halt as a massive leaders’ convoy wound its way from the Central Business District to the Jacaranda Grounds in Eastlands. The leaders began the day with a Sunday service at Holy Family Basilica before marching through Marikiti market, Gikomba, Burma, Jogoo Road, Manyanja Road, and B Centre, eventually assembling at a packed Jacaranda Grounds. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Vihiga Senator Godffrey Osotsi, and Siaya Governor James Orengo spearheaded the rally. The politicians declared that the strong turnout reflected widespread public demand for new leadership and reaffirmed their commitment to backing a single presidential cand...
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