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Person

Edwin Sifuna

Edwin Sifuna
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Edwin Watenya Sifuna

Age
44 years
Born
May 22, 1982
Common · en
Edwin Sifuna
Official · en
Edwin Watenya Sifuna

Leadership

Stale

The available record is stale; no current value is published.

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Power-role history

Senate of Kenya

Membership role: senator_nairobi_city_county

Parliament of Kenya
ActiveSep 8, 2022
ActiveJan 1, 2018
InactiveJan 1, 2018 — Jul 5, 2026

Candidacy

Independent media clusters

Candidate–opponent strategy evidence

A directional comparison and factual public-message frame for each sourced pair in the same contest.

Preliminary evidence scenario, not a prediction or guarantee of an electoral result. It uses public sources, makes no causal claim and uses no demographic microtargeting. Methodology

There is not enough compatible, sourced evidence to publish a pairwise analysis for this contest yet.

Polls

Compatible series · Round — · Kenyan adults aged 18 and above · presidential_vote_all_adults

Latest poll
12.0%
Poll trend
0.0%
Best poll
12.0%
Worst poll
12.0%

Jul 15, 2026 · 1 Polls

Infotrak Research & Consulting

Poll share · Kenyan adults aged 18 and above · presidential_vote_all_adults

Fieldwork
Jun 22, 2026 — Jun 26, 2026
Sample
3,000
Methodology
Mixed mode · Source
David MaragaCandidate2.0%Original value: 2%Published precision: 0
Rigathi GachaguaUnresolved4.0%Original value: 4%Published precision: 0
OthersOther1.0%Original value: 1%Published precision: 0
Fred MatiangiCandidate12.0%Original value: 12%Published precision: 0
Babu OwinoUnresolved3.0%Original value: 3%Published precision: 0
Edwin SifunaCandidate12.0%Original value: 12%Published precision: 0
Kalonzo MusyokaUnresolved13.0%Original value: 13%Published precision: 0
William RutoCandidate32.0%Original value: 32%Published precision: 0
UndecidedUndecided18.0%Original value: 18%Published precision: 0
Martha KaruaCandidate1.0%Original value: 1%Published precision: 0
Prefer not to sayRefused3.0%Original value: 3%Published precision: 0

Forecasts

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Top issues

  • National Debt AuditPrioritizes
    Confidence
    100.0%
    Dataset hash: fd9c8853a092e64b0ea7a2225683a3c1ddcfb0d06fcd893df9992c16889b17d3Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaign
  • Digital Economy and Youth JobsPrioritizes
    Confidence
    100.0%
    Dataset hash: fd9c8853a092e64b0ea7a2225683a3c1ddcfb0d06fcd893df9992c16889b17d3Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaign
  • Anti-Corruption and Radical TransparencyPrioritizes
    Confidence
    100.0%
    Dataset hash: fd9c8853a092e64b0ea7a2225683a3c1ddcfb0d06fcd893df9992c16889b17d3Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaign
  • Climate Action and Green KenyaPrioritizes
    Confidence
    100.0%
    Dataset hash: fd9c8853a092e64b0ea7a2225683a3c1ddcfb0d06fcd893df9992c16889b17d3Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaign
  • Education RevolutionPrioritizes
    Confidence
    100.0%
    Dataset hash: fd9c8853a092e64b0ea7a2225683a3c1ddcfb0d06fcd893df9992c16889b17d3Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaign
  • One Kenya UnityPrioritizes
    Confidence
    100.0%
    Dataset hash: fd9c8853a092e64b0ea7a2225683a3c1ddcfb0d06fcd893df9992c16889b17d3Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaign

Prediction components

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Media profile

Approval · Favorability · Negativity

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Media profile

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Strengths · Weaknesses · Attacks · Controversies

Controversy

Kenya News Agency reported on 27 July 2026 that Sifuna signalled an exit from ODM while declaring his presidential bid and was looking for a political vehicle.

ActiveConfidence: 100.0%Language: enJul 27, 2026Dataset hash: a2822e33a6d866526494eadd5e556db09b412302cea036c6e0c1bbe6f228a979Evidence: Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaignEvidence: Kenya News Agency

Strength

Infotrak measured Edwin Sifuna at 20% among respondents aged 18-26, his strongest age-group result, compared with 12% nationally.

ActiveConfidence: 100.0%Language: enJul 15, 2026Dataset hash: 20045c183e84c176ee8b8ab01a0b7a9f197431cafc874d68027808c7cdaa7b26Evidence: Infotrak Research & Consulting

Infotrak's 2026 Elected Leaders Performance Index ranked Edwin Sifuna joint ninth among senators with a 61% performance score.

ActiveConfidence: 100.0%Language: enJul 13, 2026Dataset hash: c3de2eaacec991f50527f37dd84facd8cf4038c0441f5c9e2efff5857b0cfc7eEvidence: Infotrak Research & Consulting

On 9 April 2025, the Kenyan Senate approved the Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 42 of 2023), sponsored by Edwin Sifuna, without amendments in the Committee of the Whole and agreed to the committee report.

ActiveConfidence: 100.0%Language: enApr 9, 2025Dataset hash: 0234c7d3e0cebb646eed80392f7e50299f445b3cf3c18eecf3b9222018a15e6dEvidence: Parliament of Kenya

Infotrak's 2024 Elected Leaders Performance Index gave Edwin Sifuna a 45% performance score for Nairobi, based on telephone interviews conducted from October to December 2024.

ActiveConfidence: 100.0%Language: enFeb 12, 2025Dataset hash: e8348ff9766e6f2a91759fedc44b05729849cbb5bcc983bf20d12b09188ba038Evidence: Infotrak Research & Consulting

Weakness

In the same national Infotrak voting-intention question, Sifuna had 12%, behind William Ruto at 32% and Kalonzo Musyoka at 13%, and level with Fred Matiangi at 12%.

ActiveConfidence: 100.0%Language: enJul 15, 2026Dataset hash: 20045c183e84c176ee8b8ab01a0b7a9f197431cafc874d68027808c7cdaa7b26Evidence: Infotrak Research & Consulting

Campaign signals

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Electoral history

Sources

8

  1. 1Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of KenyaLINK-ONLY-NO-CONTENT-REUSE · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Sisi Ndio Sifuna campaigncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Parliament of Kenyacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Kenya News Agencycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 2.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  7. 7Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  8. 8Infotrak Research & Consultingcitation_only · Jul 15, 2026