Sifuna's Linda Mwananchi faces court challenge before Friday's delegates conference
A petitioner asks the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal to suspend the November 13 meeting that would formalise the party's transition from The Equitable Party.
The Linda Mwananchi Movement is set to formalise its transition from The Equitable Party (TEP) at a National Delegates Conference on Friday, November 13, 2026. The meeting will consider a proposed change of the party's name and ratify other decisions needed to complete the transition.
Emmanuel Wellingtone Khamala, who describes himself as a registered TEP member, has filed a petition before the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal seeking to stop the meeting. Through his lawyer, he argues that members were excluded from key decisions, that leadership structures were formed without elections, and that delegates were not drawn from duly elected party structures.
The complaint names TEP's National Executive Committee, its National Elections Board, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties and the Political Parties Liaison Committee as respondents. Sifuna has been named as an interested party, and Khamala wants the conference suspended until his complaint is heard and determined.
Why it mattersRegistered TEP members and delegates from each county face a possible suspension of Friday's conference, which would delay the party's name change and leadership ratification.