LINDA MWANANCHI RESTRICTS NDC ATTENDANCE AS LEGAL CHALLENGE THREATENS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
Linda Mwananchi restricts attendance at its November 13 NDC as a legal challenge seeks to stop the conference, questioning TEP's leadership and delegate selection process.
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The Linda Mwananchi Movement has imposed strict attendance restrictions ahead of its inaugural National Delegates Conference (NDC), limiting participation to designated delegates registered under The Equitable Party (TEP) before the publication of the meeting notice.
In a communication to supporters, the movement confirmed that the conference would take place on Friday, November 13, 2026, with each county allocated a specific number of delegates based on its registered party membership.
The organisers warned that the allocations must be strictly observed, ruling out participation by members who do not meet the prescribed requirements.
"Attendance at the NDC on 13 November 2026 is restricted to designated delegates drawn from TEP members who were registered by the date the NDC notice was published," the communication stated.
The movement explained that the conference is a statutory requirement in the process of formalising the party's transition into Linda Mwananchi, with delegates expected to approve a proposed change of name and ratify other decisions necessary to complete the process.
It urged supporters to respect the arrangements, emphasising that county allocations had been determined by the number of registered members.
However, the preparations are unfolding against the backdrop of a legal challenge seeking to stop the conference.
On Wednesday, November 11, Emmanuel Wellingtone Khamala filed a complaint before the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal seeking to suspend the NDC pending the hearing and determination of his case.
Khamala, who identifies himself as a registered TEP member, is challenging the manner in which the party's leadership and decision-making structures were established.
He argues that ordinary members were excluded from key party decisions, leadership structures were constituted without elections and the delegates expected to participate in Friday's conference were not drawn from duly elected party structures.
The complaint names TEP's National Executive Committee and National Elections Board, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties and the Political Parties Liaison Committee as respondents.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, who was unveiled as the proposed leader of the Linda Mwananchi Movement, is listed as an interested party.
TEP was officially launched at Nairobi's Serena Hotel on October 4, 2026, with Sifuna presented as its party leader. The proposed transition into Linda Mwananchi is expected to provide the political movement with a formal party identity ahead of its wider political activities.
The legal dispute now places the November 13 conference under scrutiny, particularly over whether the delegates selected to approve the proposed changes represent legitimate party structures.
Although the movement's latest communication indicates that preparations are continuing, the Tribunal proceedings could introduce uncertainty over whether the conference will proceed as planned.
The central question is whether TEP can complete the statutory process of changing its identity while the legitimacy of the structures organising that very process remains contested.
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Written by FRANKLINE NYANDORO
Reporter and staff writer at Getembe News.
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