Video of Senator Edwin Sifuna confronting police during 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests resurfaces
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A video showing Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna confronting armed police officers during the June 2024 demonstrations against the Finance Bill 2024 has re-emerged online. The footage, filmed outside parliament on June 25, 2024, captures Sifuna approaching officers who were firing at anti-Finance Bill protesters as youths stormed the building. Sifuna, visibly agitated, moved towards the officers and urged them to stop shooting. Security personnel pushed the senator back, but he continued engaging them and advocating for a ceasefire. Fellow political leaders attempted to hold him back, but Sifuna, also a practicing lawyer, refused to retreat. At one point, gunshots were audible nearby, and he flinched but did not withdraw. The clip has circulated anew during Sifuna's homecoming in Bungoma county as he seeks a leading position in Western Kenya politics. Kenyans sharing the video have praised his actions, citing it as evidence of his willingness to stand up for citizens under dangerous conditions, and using it to amplify calls for him to enter the 2027 presidential race. Sifuna's public standing gained momentum following his removal as ODM secretary general, which led to the Linda Mwananchi movement and its slogan, "Mimi ndio Sifuna," drawing thousands of supporters.
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