City lawyer Wahome Thuku has reacted to Sunday’s high-turnout political rally in Kitengela led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, offering an unusual perspective that blended urban planning with political commentary.
Thousands of supporters flooded Kitengela town during the Linda Mwananchi tour, filling the main street and surrounding areas as leaders addressed the crowd.
The turnout transformed the busy commercial corridor into a sea of people, disrupting traffic and drawing national attention.
In a social media post following the rally, Thuku dismissed claims that images of the crowd were exaggerated or digitally manipulated.
He insisted the scale of the gathering could be verified by the physical size of Kitengela’s main street.
“Don’t come with a tape measure. No AI here, no Photoshop,” he wrote, asserting that the road’s width—from shopfront to shopfront—matches the length of a football pitch.
Beyond defending the crowd estimates, Thuku used the moment to highlight the town’s infrastructure potential.
He noted that the street is wide enough to accommodate a dual carriageway, service lanes on both sides, and still leave space for motorcycles, pedestrians, and landscaping.
His remarks shifted the conversation from political optics to urban development, sparking debate online about whether Kitengela’s rapid growth has outpaced its infrastructure planning.
Sunday’s rally was part of a broader grassroots mobilization effort by opposition leaders seeking to strengthen support and reconnect with citizens.
However, the event also experienced moments of tension, with reports of disruptions and tear gas forcing an early end.
Despite the interruptions, the large turnout has been widely interpreted as a demonstration of Sifuna’s grassroots influence in peri-urban areas that continue to shape national political dynamics.