DNK International By Our Reporter,Nairobi.
Grassroot leaders from the Luo and Luhya communities residing in Nairobi have formed a movement christened ‘The Nairobi we want’ ahead of the upcoming 2027 General Election.
The idea is to come up with a formidable force and forge together towards the electioneering period and the ultimate voting day as the two communities enjoy a majority of votes in the city if they combine forces together.
During a meeting held at the Holy Saints Cathedral last Thursday, leaders from the two communities endorsed Mombasa businessman, Brian Anguba as their patron, saying it was their desire to bring the two communities together to foster unity of purpose on the political chessboard.
In a joint communique, representatives of the two communities unanimously said they were planning a strategic meeting ahead of the forthcoming elections to position the two communities for seats from ward level to all the 17 constituencies in the city.
They discouraged the two communities which have numbers in terms of votes to utilise the remaining window and register as voters in the city and desist from trooping to vote in their home constituencies as has been the habit during previous electoral process.
The conveners of the meeting – Brian Yobra (Embakasi South) and Madadi Sakwa (Westlands) said Thursday’s meeting was the first joint one between the two communities living in Nairobi to chart the way for the two communities in city politics.
“We will go around all the 17 constituencies and the 85 wards in Nairobi and identify our people who will contest for the various seats,” the two conveners said, insisting that the movement was not working under the whims of anybody.
The patron Anguba said the two communities must find unity of purpose and not be used as guinea pigs at election time.
“We must find unity of purpose by identifying those who will vouch for leadership from the grassroots to the constituency level. We should not be cowards when it comes to elective seats.
Former Youth for Kanu ’92 member Alex Mukabwa who was appointed director at the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) during the Kibaki regime, and who is an elder of the group, told members in attendance that the biggest business in the world today was politics and they must dread carefully when investing in politics.
[Daily News Kenya-International@October 29,2026]
