Faith Odhiambo, the former Law Society of Kenya president, has joined Edwin Sifuna's Linda Mwananchi movement. She was welcomed on Tuesday alongside the group's leadership next to a campaign caravan. It remains unclear if the move marks her formal entry into active politics.
Sifuna posted images of the welcome on Tuesday with the message: “Full parade to welcome Madam President. Welcome to Linda Mwananchi Faith Odhiambo.” Odhiambo has been a vocal critic of government policies she argues undermine human rights and freedoms of expression. On the same day, Odhiambo joined other lawyers in criticising a High Court judgment on the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. She highlighted concerns over the right to a fair hearing after the court awarded Ksh50 million in damages for a constitutional breach but upheld the impeachment. Odhiambo said the ruling raises questions about whether such a violation was severe enough to invalidate the removal process. She noted that the right to a fair hearing is a substantive constitutional guarantee rather than a procedural formality. Attempts to reach Odhiambo for comment were unsuccessful. In July 2024 she declined a presidential appointment to the Public Debt Audit Task Force, which the LSK had described as unconstitutional.
