Babu Owino during the Linda Mwananchi Nairobi tour, 13 September 2026. Photo: Edwin Sifuna/Facebook via Capital FM
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Babu Owino: no rift with Sifuna, but my focus is now the Nairobi governor race.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino says there is no fallout between him and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, whose presidential bid he backs "100 percent". He calls Sifuna his brother.
He has, however, scaled down his part in Linda Mwananchi rallies to concentrate on his own campaign for Nairobi governor. He will "focus on campaigning in Nairobi while continuing to mobilise support for Sifuna", he said on Tuesday, adding that the change in his schedule should not be read as a split. He dismissed bloggers' claims of jealousy and said the "political partnership remains intact".
Why the question came up
The two toured Nairobi together on Sunday 13 September and appeared at the Jacaranda Grounds rally. Reports of a fallout followed. The Star's Thursday front page argues that a tussle between the two threatens both their bids: Sifuna for the presidency and Owino for City Hall, where Governor Johnson Sakaja is seeking a second term.
For Kibra voters the two races overlap. The Bobea Report poll KNN reported on Wednesday had Sifuna second nationally with 19.1%, behind President Ruto; the governor race has not been polled.
Sources: Capital FM, Nation, Eastleigh Voice, The Star
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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino says there is no fallout between him and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, whose presidential bid he backs “100 percent”. He calls Sifuna his brother.
He has, however, scaled down his part in Linda Mwananchi rallies to concentrate on his own campaign for Nairobi governor. He will “focus on campaigning in Nairobi while continuing to mobilise support for Sifuna”, he said on Tuesday, adding that the change in his schedule should not be read as a split. He dismissed bloggers’ claims of jealousy and said the “political partnership remains intact”.
Why the question came up
The two toured Nairobi together on Sunday 13 September and appeared at the Jacaranda Grounds rally. Reports of a fallout followed. The Star’s Thursday front page argues that a tussle between the two threatens both their bids: Sifuna for the presidency and Owino for City Hall, where Governor Johnson Sakaja is seeking a second term.
For Kibra voters the two races overlap. The Bobea Report poll KNN reported on Wednesday had Sifuna second nationally with 19.1%, behind President Ruto; the governor race has not been polled.
KNN Newsroom is the staff byline for stories written, rewritten and edited at the Kibra News Network desk. Where a story credits an outside outlet, the original source is linked at the foot of the piece.
