Relief for Sifuna as tribunal halts ODM ouster plan
ODM barred from executing resolution to remove Sifuna as the party’s secretary-general...
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The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal has granted a temporary reprieve to Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, halting the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) plan to remove him as secretary-general. The tribunal suspended a resolution passed by ODM's National Executive Committee on February 11, 2026, which aimed to oust Sifuna and appoint Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo as acting secretary-general.
- The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal certified Sifuna's application as urgent and barred ODM from implementing the resolution.
- The tribunal's orders prevent the party and the Registrar of Political Parties from publishing the decision in the Kenya Gazette.
- Sifuna argued that his removal was unlawful and procedurally flawed, claiming lack of due process and an opportunity to defend himself.
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Political Parties Tribunal Halts Edwin Sifuna's Removal as ODM Secretary General - February 2026
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) has granted a temporary reprieve to Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, halting the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) plan to remove him as secretary-general. The tribunal suspended a resolution passed by ODM's National Executive Committee on February 11, 2026, which aimed to oust him. That resolution intended to appoint Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo as acting secretary-general. Despite the party's actions, Sifuna insists he remains the legitimate Secretary General of the ODM party. He has described the NEC decision to remove him as illegal and unprocedural.
