The political storm brewing within the ODM has finally erupted, leaving one of the party’s most notable figures isolated.
For years, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna served as the Orange Democratic Movement’s combative and eloquent secretary general, often acting as the party’s sharpest defender in hostile political terrain.
But now, Sifuna, who once spoke for ODM, finds himself at the centre of a bruising battle over loyalty, ideology and political survival.
As debate rages over his removal, lawyer and political commentator Miguna Miguna has emerged as one of the loudest voices defending the party’s decision, arguing that Sifuna’s fate was both inevitable and justified.
“ODM is legally, constitutionally and morally right to remove Edwin Sifuna as its secretary general,” Miguna declared in a blistering statement on X.
His criticism was unsparing.
Miguna accused Sifuna of political hypocrisy, arguing that the senator could not continue occupying the party’s second-most powerful administrative office while publicly distancing himself from key ODM positions and decisions.
The lawyer pointed to the controversial ODM-UDA cooperation pact, which Sifuna signed on behalf of the party before later becoming one of its most vocal critics.
“He actually signed the ODM/UDA pact he now rails about,” Miguna said, questioning why Sifuna endorsed the agreement if he fundamentally disagreed with it.
The remarks strike at the heart of a growing identity crisis within ODM.
Since Raila Odinga’s political détente with President William Ruto, the party has struggled to balance cooperation with government and its traditional role as the country’s leading opposition force.
That tension has increasingly played out through competing voices within the party, with Sifuna often appearing to speak from a different script than sections of the leadership.
Contradictions
To Miguna, that contradiction became impossible to ignore.
“You can’t be the secretary general of a political party you don’t believe in,” he argued, insisting that party officials must champion, not challenge, the agenda of the organisations they serve.
He further challenged Sifuna and allies he termed the “Linda Tumbo Group” to leave ODM and seek a fresh political mandate elsewhere.
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Behind the sharp exchanges lies a larger question about the future of Kenyan party politics. Is loyalty to party decisions an obligation, or should internal dissent be protected?
For ODM, the answer appears settled.
For Sifuna, however, the battle may only be beginning.
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