Ababu Namwamba, Mbadi Clash Over ODM SG Position Amidst Sifuna Axe
Ababu Namwamba, Kenya’s High Commissioner to Uganda and former Sports Cabinet Secretary, has responded to Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s assertions that he was dismissed as ODM Secretary General years ago.
The confrontation erupted after Mbadi went on JKLive on Wednesday, February 11, to discuss internal ODM squabbles and his campaign to replace Secretary General Edwin Sifuna.
During the interview, Mbadi discussed Namwamba’s departure from ODM, claiming that he personally launched a disciplinary procedure that resulted in Namwamba’s dismissal after he allegedly acted against the party’s interests.
“When Ababu wanted to behave contrary to our party agenda, I personally convened the disciplinary committee, and we ensured he was properly removed from office,” stated Mbadi.
This is not the Jeff we knew. He started with a fiery question to Mbadi: ‘Sifuna is out of ODM. Are you happy now?” 💉💉 pic.twitter.com/X24uOnDLeW
— 𝗩𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 (@vinguard254) February 11, 2026
The Treasury CS urged that the party should crack the whip on Sifuna, allowing dissenters to leave rather than undermining ODM from inside.
Namwamba, on the other hand, denied Mbadi’s account of events, taking to Instagram to clarify the situation with a harsh statement accusing his former colleague of attempting to rewrite party history.
“My brother John Mbadi, you cannot rewrite history. No one ever fired me from the position of ODM Party Secretary General,” Namwamba declared in his social media post.
The former Secretary General claimed that he resigned voluntarily in 2016, unable to bear what he described as “everlasting party shenanigans” within the organization.
Ndugu @JohnMbadiN , you cannot rewrite history bwana! No one ever fired me from the position of @TheODMparty Secretary General. When I couldn’t stand the everlasting party shenanigans, I had the audacity, the valor, the cojones and the honour to walk away, head held high, with my… pic.twitter.com/zLFLPjRgZh
— Amb Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 (@AbabuNamwamba) February 11, 2026
“When I couldn’t stand the everlasting party shenanigans, I had the audacity, the valor, the cojones, and the honour to walk away, head held high, with my pride intact,” Namwamba stated.
He hailed his exit as the best decision of his public life, one he has never regretted, despite being a founding visionary of what he dubbed the Orange Dream during its heyday.
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Namwamba reminded Mbadi that ODM’s current fortunes are pale in comparison to 2007, when the party waged what he termed the most formidable political blitz in Kenyan history against the Kibaki administration.
He urged his former comrade to concentrate on strengthening the party rather than engaging in what he characterized as myopic revisionism that seeks to erase indelibly etched historical headlines from that era.
The public exchange has spotlighted the deeper crisis facing ODM, particularly following the appointment of several party leaders, including Mbadi, to President William Ruto’s government in a controversial political arrangement last year.
Mbadi’s call for Sifuna’s removal has split the party down the middle, with some leaders backing the Treasury CS while others have rallied behind the vocal Secretary General, who opposed the coalition.
Ababu Namwamba, Mbadi Clash Over ODM SG Position Amidst Sifuna Axe
