Linda Mwananchi campaign raises over half a million in 10 hours

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📻 Breaking It Down

Figures released by the organisers on Monday showed that 9,419 people had made donations by the close of the day’s exercise, with contributions collected between 7.30am and 6pm.

The campaign recorded an average donation of Sh55. The largest single contribution was Sh5,000, while the smallest amount received was Sh1, underscoring the organisers’ call for supporters to contribute whatever they could afford.

The movement said donations are being made through M-Pesa Paybill number 3033049, with contributors required to use their mobile phone numbers as the account reference.

📌 What You Need to Know

The fundraising drive was launched after Sifuna unveiled the paybill and appealed to Kenyans to support the movement financially, saying small contributions from ordinary citizens would enable it to meet its operational and logistical costs.

Yesterday,the Nairobi senator dismissed claims that Linda Mwananchi is financed by wealthy benefactors, insisting the movement relies on public support.

He explained that because Linda Mwananchi has not yet been registered as a political party, the paybill account is registered under his official name.

“I want to explain to Kenyans about our paybill. We have not registered Linda Mwananchi as a party, so when we were looking for a paybill account, we used my official name. You will see my name on the paybill. The paybill number is 3033049. You will see the name E. Sifuna,” he said.

Sifuna said the funds are used to facilitate the movement’s activities across the country, including paying service providers and meeting logistical expenses during public rallies.

“We use the money to pay DJ Spider and also pay for other logistics. For example, we used the money to support our brother who passed on in Kisii during our rally. The money came from Linda Mwananchi,” he said.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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