Sifuna vows to make history by becoming Kenya’s president after just one term as senator

Sifuna vows to make history by becoming Kenya’s president after just one term as senator

The Nairobi senator says faith and public support will help him overcome concerns about his political experience and the billions of shillings needed to mount a presidential campaign.

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has declared that he will make history by becoming Kenya’s president in the 2027 General Election after serving just one term in the Senate, expressing confidence in his presidential ambitions despite questions about his experience and the billions of shillings often associated with presidential campaigns.

“Kijana ambaye amechaguliwa kwa muhula mmoja pekee kama seneta ataweka historia ya kuwa Rais katika taifa hili la Kenya,” Sifuna said, predicting that his journey from a first-term senator to president would make history.

Speaking during a church service at JTM Church in Nairobi on Sunday, October 18, 2026, Sifuna said encouragement from Nairobi residents had strengthened his resolve to pursue the country’s top leadership position.

“Ninapewa msukumo sana na hawa wananchi. Wanasema kazi iliyoko mbele inahitaji vijana wajasiri wajitokeze ili kuweza kukomboa taifa hili letu,” Sifuna said.

Beyond Nairobi

Sifuna said residents who elected him to the Senate were now urging him to expand his leadership beyond the capital and take up a bigger role in defending Kenyans nationally.

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“Wananiambia hawa wana Nairobi, ile kazi ya Senate walinipatia, wanataka kunituma kwa taifa zima niendelee kutetea wananchi katika nafasi nyingine iliyoko juu,” he said.

The senator acknowledged concerns about whether a young politician with limited experience and financial resources could successfully compete for the presidency. He noted that some Kenyans questioned how he could mount a presidential campaign when the race was widely perceived to require billions of shillings.

“Wanasema sisi ni vijana wadogo, hatuna experience, hatuna pesa. Sijui, inahitaji mabilioni ya pesa kuwa Rais wa nchi hii,” he said.

Drawing parallels with the biblical accounts of David and the angel’s announcement to the Virgin Mary, Sifuna argued that faith could help overcome seemingly impossible challenges.

He recalled Mary’s question to the angel, “How will it happen?”, saying he faced similar questions from those wondering how he could become president after serving only one term in the Senate.

Sifuna expressed confidence that faith, public support and engagement with Kenyans across the country would help him overcome the obstacles facing his presidential ambitions.

Linda Mwananchi presidential bid

The declaration comes as Sifuna positions himself for the 2027 presidential race under the Linda Mwananchi Movement, which is pursuing a formal change of its political party name.

The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties has initiated the gazettement process for the proposed change from The Equitable Party (TEP) to Linda Mwananchi Movement (LMM), following a party resolution passed on October 8, 2026.

In a letter dated October 13, the Registrar said the process was underway in accordance with the Political Parties Act, with further statutory requirements still to be addressed.

The proposed name change is part of the movement’s preparations ahead of the 2027 General Election, as Sifuna signals his intention to move beyond his Nairobi senatorial mandate and pursue the presidency.