Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna took to social media on Sunday to reflect on his journey since being named Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) seven years ago.
The first-term legislator, who is currently facing threats of being ousted from this crucial post, attributed his success to the principles set by the late Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang.
“Time does fly when you are having fun. It’s 7 years to the day today! It’s very easy to be the SG of ODM. You just need to follow the blueprint left by Gerald Otieno Kajwang: Loyalty. Fidelity. Faithfulness. Easy as ABC,” read a post on his X account.
Sifuna has found himself in troubled waters after asserting that he would not vote for President Ruto in the 2027 general election, even as other ODM leaders appear to be pushing for the 19-year-old opposition party to support President Ruto’s re-election bid.
Makadara MP George Aladwa, who is also the ODM Nairobi Branch Chairman, warned Sifuna on February 22 that his days in the position are numbered.
“I am warning Sifuna, I want him to know that we have had many Secretary Generals before; he’s not the first. Ababu left, and he will also leave. He should know that his days in ODM are numbered,” Aladwa said.
Rifts have emerged within ODM leadership after five of its members were appointed in President William Ruto’s government in a bid to promote national unity, “build bridges,” and create “more synergy” in his administration.
