- Linda Mwananchi Movement named an all-women interim team to lead Edwin Sifuna's presidential campaign secretariat on October 13, 2026
- Pauline Njoroge was appointed Interim Head of Communication, with Fredah Onduso, Abigael Gikonyo, and Charity Waweru forming the Digital, Media and Publicity Team
- Abbie Gikonyo, popularly known as Abbie Zuena, described the appointment as an emotional milestone after a long journey building the movement
Nancy Odindo is a current affairs writer at Tuko.co.ke (joined in 2023). She has one year of experience in print and more than five years in digital media.
Digital campaigner Abigael Gikonyo, widely known as Abbie Zuena, has opened up about the emotional moment she and a close ally learned of their appointment to Edwin Sifuna's presidential campaign secretariat, describing a reaction of prayers and tears when the news came through.
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The appointments were announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, by the Linda Mwananchi Movement, which named an all-women interim team to spearhead the presidential candidature of Nairobi senator Edwin Watenya Sifuna.
The appointments
Pauline Njoroge, who has a background in political and strategic communication across presidential campaigns and governmental organisations, was named Interim Head of Communication.
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She will lead a Digital, Media and Publicity Team comprising Fredah Onduso, Abigael Gikonyo, and Charity Waweru. The movement indicated that further appointments would be announced in due course.
Gikonyo shared her reflections on the appointment via her X account on the same day, recounting how she and Waweru had been having lunch together when they received the news. She said the two first offered a prayer of gratitude before the weight of the moment set in.
"We received the news of our appointment together, and we first said a prayer of gratitude, and we felt so humbled and cried a little," Gikonyo wrote.
Source: Twitter
A movement built by Women
Gikonyo credited Sifuna and the broader Linda Mwananchi leadership for their continued trust and mentorship, noting that the appointment felt particularly meaningful given the personal journey she and her colleagues had shared in building the movement from the ground up.
She also paid tribute to the campaign's behind-the-scenes team, describing the young men and women who work late into the night as "the soul and centrepiece of this movement."
The significance of the appointments was not lost on observers. The interim secretariat is composed entirely of women, a fact Gikonyo highlighted with pride, writing that it was "humbling to serve with my fellow women. Mbele Kuzuri tena sana."
The Linda Mwananchi Movement has positioned Sifuna, a former Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) secretary general, as a presidential candidate ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Election.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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