Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has suffered another blow after the Muungano Party, led by former Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana, announced its intentions to change its name to The Mwananchi Party (TMP).

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According to a Gazette Notice dated August 24, the Registrar of Political Parties announced that Muungano Party (MP) intends to change its name to The Mwananchi Party.

"IN EXERCISE of the power conferred by section 20 (1) (d) of the Political Parties Act, the Registrar of Political Parties gives notice that Muungano Party (MP) intends to change its party name to The Mwananchi Party (TMP)," the Registrar stated in the notice.

According to the notice, members of the public and other interested parties have seven days to submit written objections or comments on the proposed name change.

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"Any person with written submissions concerning the intended change by the political party shall within seven (7) days from the date of this publication, deposit them with the Registrar of Political Parties," it added.

This includes those who protest the change or those claiming the name "Mwananchi".

The development could complicate the ongoing efforts by a faction associated with Edwin Sifuna to secure the Mwananchi political party identity.

The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal recently allowed Sifuna's Linda Mwananchi faction to reserve and register the Mwananchi party name pending an appeal, while also barring the Registrar of Political Parties from registering the name Linda Mwananchi for another person pending determination of the dispute.

In its ruling on Tuesday, August 25, the Tribunal also allowed the reservation and registration of the Liberty National Democratic Alliance (LINDA)Party to continue pending the hearing and determination of the case.

Both parties maintained that they had complied with the requirements of the ORPP and were legally entitled to the Linda identity.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke