‘There’s A Lot Of Confusion In ODM!’ – SG Sifuna Admits, Apologizes To Members
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna, has stated that Kenya’s once-largest political party is mired in disarray and internal disagreements.
This makes it difficult for members and the general public to grasp the organization’s position on national issues.
In an interview with Citizen TV on Tuesday night, Sifuna revealed internal concerns and ideological discrepancies, wondering if ODM still speaks with one voice or represents the principles it once championed.
The outspoken Nairobi Senator admitted that articulating the party’s position on key principles is becoming increasingly challenging.
Sifuna attributes this to disconnected messaging and apparent sympathy for alternative political groups among some party members.
Sifuna confessed that, despite his position as ODM Secretary General, he is no longer able to speak authoritatively on crucial issues such as constitutional rights, devolution, and protest liberties.
Edwin Sifuna: Recently we had a meeting and there was a proposal to have a team to review the implementation of the MOU between UDA and ODM. I have asked respectfully to be left out of that team because I already declared this MOU dead. I am not a mortician #CitizenExplainer pic.twitter.com/RQa8ZsUvA0
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 22, 2025
“Right now, there is a lot of confusion. I have told my party leader that there was a time when it was very easy to be the SG of ODM…,” he said.
“You would wake me up in the middle of the night and ask me anything because we agreed that you can compromise on tactics, but you can never compromise on your values.”
He added: “There are things that ODM stands for. When you ask me my position on devolution or rights under Article 37, I would give you the answer straight away.
“But right now, there is a lot of confusion because I come to this show and I struggle to explain that we are the same political party.”
He noted that recent developments, such as ODM figures joining the government, have given confusing messages to the party’s members, undermining trust in its leadership.
Edwin Sifuna: I must think of ODM first, ODM has not run out of leaders, ODM has not run out of the ability to produce presidential candidates. My view about 2027 is that there will be no room for sentiment, the project of removing William Ruto does not allow for sentiment, we… pic.twitter.com/66kdD4ar1q
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 22, 2025
“You see a member of ODM who used to be in a premier position, now he is the Cabinet Secretary, and it leaves our supporters very confused,” Sifuna said.
In a rare moment of regret, Sifuna apologized to ODM members for the chaos, blaming the party leadership, including himself, for failing to present a united front.
Edwin Sifuna: I have talked to Raila Odinga and expressed my frustrations and difficulties of having to explain what we are doing with this rogue regime. There is nothing I can say publicly that I have not said privately to my party leader#CitizenExplainer @YvonneOkwara pic.twitter.com/to0Nwvms07
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 22, 2025
“I want to apologise to members of ODM for all the confusion we as a leadership have caused, because it is very difficult right now to discern the position of ODM on major issues. And that is the biggest sadness—because it should be easy,” he stated.
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“When you hear a member of ODM proposing a bill saying, ‘Oh, we want to limit the rights under Article 37,’ what is ODM without Article 37? Without street protests? ODM is a movement that has been built on the strengths of the people.”
Sifuna further revealed that he declined to join a committee recently suggested to assess the execution of the contentious Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ODM and UDA, deeming the agreement dead on arrival.
“There was a proposal to have a team to review the implementation of the MoU between UDA and ODM,” Sifuna noted.
“I have asked respectfully to be left out of that team because I already declared this MoU dead. I am not a mortician.”
‘There’s A Lot Of Confusion In ODM!’ – SG Sifuna Admits, Apologizes To Members
