Kisumu Senator Ruth Odinga has defended Edwin Sifuna amidst deepening wrangles within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, urging an end to alleged smear campaigns against the Odinga family.

• Ruth Odinga criticized unnamed individuals for disparaging the Odinga family, particularly on social media, just two months after the passing of Raila Odinga.
• She dismissed claims by some ODM stakeholders of being closer to the late former Prime Minister, asserting that Nairobi Senator and ODM SG Edwin Sifuna was equally a "son" to Raila.
• This came as a rebuttal to Oketch Salah's claims that Raila Odinga had privately expressed concerns about Sifuna being a potential "mole."
• Ruth Odinga urged ODM members to focus on the NADCO report's 10-point agenda and implied that the party had already been "sold," with pressure to finalize the transaction.