NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 3 \u2013 Outspoken political analyst Makau Mutua has declared embattled ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna is a \u201cdead man walking\u201d amid a deepening fallout in the party.<\/p>\n
Mutua made the remarks on X on Friday a day after ODM initiated disciplinary proceedings against Sifuna.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe embattled ODM party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna is a dead man walking,\u201d Mutua said.<\/p>\n
In a show-cause letter dated April 2, signed by party chairperson Gladys Wanga, Sifuna is accused of gross misconduct, including publicly contradicting the party\u2019s official positions.<\/p>\n
According to ODM, Sifuna made remarks during media appearances that went against agreed party stances notably declaring the ODM-UDA broad-based arrangement \u201cdead.\u201d<\/p>\n
The party also accuses him of skipping key meetings, engaging in unauthorized political activities under the Linda Mwananchi Initiative, and undermining party unity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis actions have caused confusion and weakened party cohesion,\u201d Wanga stated in the letter.<\/p>\n
Sifuna has been asked to respond to the allegations by April 8 and appear before a disciplinary panel on April 10, with the party warning the process will proceed even if he fails to show up.<\/p>\n
Sifuna, during the People\u2019s National Delegates Conference on March 27, 2026, signaled his\u00a0disinterest in clinging\u00a0to the position<\/p>\n
The Nairobi Senator noted he would not fight to retain his position, while launching a scathing attack on a rival faction linked to Oburu Oginga.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to tell me I can be Secretary General of Raila Odinga for eight years and then become the SG of mediocrity? Me? Me?\u201d Sifuna posed.<\/p>\n
He made it clear he would not serve under the Oginga\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cOburu, look for your own SG. I cannot be your SG!\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
Sifuna also accused his opponents of orchestrating his removal through questionable means.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis mischief they are doing\u2026 of giving out positions through the back door, there is no ODM member who recognizes those things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite the fallout, Sifuna maintained loyalty to the founding party leader the late Raila Odinga, describing his time as Secretary General as a great honour.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been the honor of my life to serve as Secretary General of probably the greatest politician this country will ever see,\u201d he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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