The Orange Democratic Movement has plunged into an internal crisis after rival factions held parallel National Delegates Conferences, exposing a growing struggle for control following the transition of Raila Odinga. The meetings, staged at Jamhuri Park and Ufangamano House, brought to the surface a widening split between factions aligned to Oburu Oginga and Secretary General…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna on Wednesday condemned a newly signed cooperation agreement between the Nairobi County Government and Kenya national government, describing the KSh80 billion deal as an unconstitutional overreach that strips residents of their devolution rights. Speaking at a press briefing at Parliament Buildings, Sifuna questioned how authorities arrived at the KSh80 billion figure…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna mounted a fierce and unequivocal defence of his tenure Thursday, publicly rejecting his removal as Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement as illegal, unconstitutional and a crude extension of President William Ruto’s creeping influence over Kenya’s main opposition party. In a detailed written statement released a day after a faction…
A sharp political rupture has cracked open inside Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement after Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino issued a combative declaration Thursday, warning that the party’s decision to remove Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as Secretary General amounts to a violation of the ODM constitution and will not go unchallenged. Speaking before journalists…
Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement ousted its Secretary General Edwin Sifuna on Wednesday, citing concerns over conduct and discipline within the opposition party’s leadership as it prepares for the 2027 general elections.The decision came during a National Executive Committee meeting in the coastal city of Mombasa, where party officials voted to remove Sifuna with immediate effect,…
Pauline Njoroge, the Jubilee Party’s Deputy Organizing Secretary, has thrown her hat into the ring for Nairobi’s gubernatorial race, positioning herself as a fresh alternative to incumbent Governor Johnson Sakaja. Njoroge announced Wednesday she has begun grassroots tours across the capital city, aiming to understand residents’ needs before formally launching her campaign. The move signals…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has drawn a line in the sand over his party’s future, warning that any alliance with President William Ruto could spell the end of the Orange Democratic Movement. In a blistering critique that has deepened fissures within ODM, Secretary-General Sifuna categorically rejected supporting Ruto’s reelection bid in 2027. Speaking with the…
Meet the key leaders who are influencing western Kenya politics in 2026 as ranked by the Infotrak latest survey. Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has emerged as the most influential political leader in the Luhya community, according to a new opinion poll by Infotrak Research and Consulting. The poll shows 50% of respondents identified Natembeya…
