The Linda Mwananchi movement will tour Meru County on August 30, days after its visit to Homa Bay County was disrupted by chaos.
The movement is expected to be led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and other leaders as it takes its mobilisation campaign to Meru.
The Meru tour comes after the movement concluded a tour of several constituencies in Homa Bay on August 16, 2026.
The Homa Bay tour was marred by disruptions, with the movement accusing security officers and local political leaders of failing to prevent violence during the visit.
In a statement issued after the tour, Linda Mwananchi alleged that its leaders and supporters were subjected to what it described as a coordinated campaign of violence and intimidation.
The movement claimed that its convoy encountered blocked roads and police roadblocks at several points, including near the Kisumu-Homa Bay, Homa Bay-Migori and Migori-Kisii borders.
According to the group, its convoy struggled to travel through Homa Bay County without encountering barricades or police roadblocks.
Linda Mwananchi further alleged that some police officers appeared to operate alongside individuals disrupting the convoy instead of protecting its supporters.
The movement also claimed that armed individuals positioned in bushes along the route fired at its convoy, describing the incident as an "ambush".
The group further claimed that some people involved in the disruptions had been transported to Homa Bay from Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Kisii and Nairobi.
In Nyandiwa, Linda Mwananchi said its supporters apprehended a man travelling with some of the alleged attackers in an unmarked black Toyota Prado.
The movement claimed the man identified himself as a security agency officer and that his phone was taken into custody.
It further said it received calls from individuals who identified themselves as senior police officers demanding the return of the phone.
“Since then, our team has received a continuous stream of calls to that phone from individuals identifying themselves as senior police officers, demanding its return,” the statement said.
Linda Mwananchi said it was treating the phone as evidence and would consult its legal team on the next steps, including engagement with independent oversight and investigative bodies.
The movement also said lives were lost during the violence and that several vehicles were burnt or extensively damaged.
It said 18 people had been treated as of Sunday, with 12 evacuated to Kisumu for specialised medical care. According to the statement, seven people had been discharged, two were undergoing surgery, one had undergone a leg amputation and two had died from their injuries.
“We grieve with every family affected by yesterday's violence. Their loss must not be reduced to a footnote in Kenya’s political history,” the movement said.
The group argued that violence on such a scale could not occur without coordination, local knowledge of routes and movements, access to resources and political protection.
The National Police Service (NPS) arrested 37 suspected gang members following violent incidents during the Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay County.
The suspects were allegedly found in possession of crude weapons, including machetes, ropes, metal rods, knives, rungus, batons and torches.
In a statement on Monday, the NPS said the arrests were part of intensified operations following incidents recorded during the rally on August 16.
