Political analyst Barrack Muluka has warned Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi movement against joining hands with the united opposition.

While speaking during an interview with Herman Manyora on his podcast aired on Friday, March 7, 2026, the political analyst strongly cautioned them, saying the people who are currently getting excited about their movement did not do so because they wanted to be delivered into the United Opposition.

Otherwise, according to Muluka, they could have gone there on their own.

He continued to state that the excitement around the movement is because people believe something new has emerged.

According to him, many Kenyans feel that the 2027 elections will be about new politics against legacy politics. In his view, legacy politics—regardless of some groups calling themselves the united opposition or the broad-based government—are essentially the same.

Muluka argued that if Sifuna joins the united opposition, his movement risks being swallowed and eventually being treated as part of the legacy political class.

He further explained that the current crop of voters wants to combine the two legacy political groups, the United Opposition and the broad-based camp, into one and send them home, creating a political contest between new voices and the legacy political class.

“No, the people who are getting excited about them were not getting excited to be wanted to be delivered into the United opposition. They could just go there on their on their own. They were getting excited because they were seeing an alternative, something new, something new”

“They were seeing the opportunity to say that 2027, is going to be new politics versus legacy politics, yes, Legacy politics, where we are seeing the same old faces, regardless that some are calling themselves United opposition, and others are calling the best road, best that from where we are as the”

Muluka added that if the Sifuna camp joins the opposition camp, it risks being swallowed and neutralised by the now United Alternative Government principals. He argued that even the message that the Sifuna-led Linda Mwananchi movement has been pushing could end up being neutralised.

Barrack also foresaw a situation where the Sifuna-led ODM rebels would even be told what to say and what not to say, urging Sifuna to instead develop his own ethos and political space.

Linda Mwananchi- Opposition alliance

This comes days after the embattled Sifuna floated the possibility of his team joining hands with the united opposition.

Speaking in a recent television interview about why Linda Mwananchi’s next political move could be the United Opposition, Sifuna stated that for President William Ruto to be defeated in next year’s election, there must be an overwhelming repudiation from Kenyans.

He emphasised that this can only be achieved if all like-minded individuals approach the election as a united front.

He committed to the fact that he will not be part of any vote-splitting plan and assured Kenyans that he will not let them down in their quest for change.

At the same time, he urged the United Opposition to continue with its endeavours, noting that their political paths could intersect at some point.

Gachagua courts Linda Mwanachi

The former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, has also stated that the united opposition’s path with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi movement might soon converge as they seek to form a joint force going forward.

While speaking to Meru local radio stations on Friday, March 7, 2026, the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader stated that since both his camp and Sifuna’s camp all subscribe to the “Wantam” slogan, they will soon sit down and chart their way forward.