REVEALED: How KAA Allowed Goons In Kisumu Airport While Interior Ministry Leaked Sifuna Details
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has claimed that he and his team were targeted at Kisumu International Airport after goons allegedly barricaded the airport following their scheduled landing ahead of the Linda Mwananchi rally in Kakamega on Saturday, February 21.
Sifuna took to social media on Sunday, February 22, one day after the march, to accuse the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) of allowing the goons access to the airport, expressing concerns about the passengers’ safety.
According to Sifuna, his team landed in Nairobi safely following the rally, but they had severe allegations and questions for KAA about passenger safety and data confidentiality.
By God’s grace and your prayers, the #LindaMwananchi team arrived safely in Nairobi. We thank all of you who showed up and stood with us to beat all the traps of the enemy. We need to hear from @KenyaAirports whether Kisumu is still an International Airport and whether they can…
— Edwin Sifuna (@edwinsifuna) February 22, 2026
Sifuna accused KAA of allowing goons, purportedly backed by the state, to surround the Kisumu airport after they planned to land there on Saturday morning before continuing to Kakamega.
“We need to hear from KAA whether Kisumu is still an International Airport and whether they can still guarantee the safety of all passengers transiting through there,” He stated in a statement.
“How they allowed goons to barricade the airport needs to be explained.”
In a second charge of data and privacy breach, the embattled senator claimed that the airlines they used to fly from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Kisumu shared their information with the Ministry of Interior authorities, putting their safety at risk.
This is kisumu airport yesterday morning .
— Hon. Caleb Amisi, MP (@Honcalebamisi) February 22, 2026
Goons sponsored by government to attack us as we land.
The airlines seem to have shared our tickets with goons.
How safe are passengers .
Can we then upgrade our matulo airstrip in webuye for safety of all passengers and leave kisumu… pic.twitter.com/5cj05YTU76
“We were all booked on commercial flights from JKIA. The Airlines shared our itinerary with the ghouls in the Ministry of Interior, knowing full well they were endangering our safety. Shame on you,” Sifuna added.
However, after receiving intelligence from their sources, the crew successfully rescheduled their travel plans and averted intended strikes.
Instead of arriving at Kisumu airport, the Linda Mwananchi team used the Kakamega airstrip.
The allegations by Sifuna come a day after a faction of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) opposed to the broad-based government held a rally in Kakamega County, a rally that was marred by violence allegedly from state-sponsored goons.
Even before the leaders arrived at the venue, police allegedly lobbed teargas at the crowd.
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After the leaders’ arrival, another teargas was lobbed at the crowd, though this time around the crowd remained unmoved and the event proceeded.
This was unlike the Kitengela rally, where teargas and disruptions immediately halted the meeting, bringing it to an abrupt end.
During the Kakamega rally, one person was confirmed dead following confrontations between the Linda Mwananchi supporters and another rival faction supporting the government and the road-based wing.
However, police had not issued an official statement by the time of this publication.
REVEALED: How KAA Allowed Goons In Kisumu Airport While Interior Ministry Leaked Sifuna Details
