Saboti Constituency Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has opposed a proposal that could see the Linda Mwananchi movement align with the United Opposition, saying such a move would betray the original purpose of the movement.

Speaking in a morning interview on a local radio station on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Amisi argued that Linda Mwananchi was created to provide a political home for people who oppose President William Ruto’s administration but are also not convinced by the emerging United Opposition formation.

The lawmaker has said that the movement was intentionally designed to accommodate citizens with divergent views, especially young people who feel politically homeless and disengaged from the dominant political blocs.

“I have a problem with my colleagues who are just saying ‘Let’s go and join United Opposition’ and are in Linda Mwananchi. I say no. We did not start a movement to join a united opposition,” Amisi said.

“We started a movement because there are people who do not want Ruto but are not excited by the united opposition. We are taking this mass of people, especially the young people, and that is why they say ‘sisi ni Sifuna’, and they were not saying ‘sisi ni Kalonzo’ or ‘sisi ni Gachagua,” Amisi added.

The MP added that failure to accommodate such voters risks deepening voter apathy, especially among young people who feel excluded from mainstream political alliances.

“If you don’t take this mass of people there, they will not vote, and there will be voter apathy,” he warned.

Ol Kalou by-elections

The sentiments from Caleb Amis come a day after the Suba South Member of Parliament (MP) Caroli Omondi revealed that the Linda Mwananchi movement is exploring ways of partnering with one of the opposition parties in Ol Kalou to boost its chances of winning the upcoming by-election.

He announced this during an interview with Kameme FM on Monday, June 8, 2026. The outspoken legislator added that such a move would be one of the strategies that the Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna-led outfit could use to gain political inroads into the vote-rich Mount Kenya region.

He further emphasised that the whole Linda Mwananchi bandwagon will be present in the constituency to drum up support for the opposition candidate.

“Sasa tunapanga kushirikiana na wenzetu kule Ol Kalou. Tunataka mmoja wetu ashinde hio kiti na kura kubwa sana natutakuwa huko hata,” Omondi said.

Amisi in Ol Kalou campaigns

Saboti MP Caleb Amisi had previously pitched camp in the constituency while campaigning for People’s Renaissance Movement (PRM) candidate Timothy Kariuki.

Amisi had earlier denied having any links with the PRM party despite the party carrying the word “Renaissance”, a term that has become synonymous with his political messaging. He distanced himself from the outfit but explained that party officials had approached him and borrowed the name because it aligned with the movement’s ideals.

Amisi has now maintained that the movement should focus on building a new political identity anchored on fresh leadership, new thinking, and a different approach to national issues, rather than merging into existing opposition structures.