Linda Mwananchi, a faction of ODM rebels, has accused President William Ruto of blocking efforts to register as a political party.Suba South MP Caroli Omondi, representing the group, claimed Ruto instructed the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) to obstruct their registration bid.

Omondi warned the registrar's office to approve the name 'Linda Mwananchi,' invoking Raila Odinga's legacy of defiance against authoritarianism.The faction, seeking to position itself as an alternative for the 2027 elections, aims to field Edwin Sifuna as its flagbearer.

Omondi vowed to storm the registrar's office, referencing past resistance against regimes like Daniel Moi's, to protect the group's identity.

The dispute highlights tensions within Kenya's political landscape, with the faction breaking from the ODM's current leadership over its collaboration with Ruto's government.