Wanga: Shun Sifuna and his team, they want to take us to opposition
ODM National Chairperson Gladys Wanga has appealed to Nyanza residents to shun leaders driving the Linda Mwananchi campaigns...
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Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, the National Chairperson of the ODM party, has urged Nyanza residents to reject leaders associated with the Linda Mwananchi faction. She claims this group, led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, and Siaya Governor James Orengo, intends to push the party back into opposition.
- Wanga, leading the Linda Ground faction with ODM leader Oburu Oginga, called on supporters to back President William Ruto's re-election for the party to be part of the next government.
- She criticized the united opposition for lacking a leader capable of winning the presidency.
- Wanga stated that Sifuna's removal from the party secretary general post was due to his public opposition to party positions, emphasizing the need for internal discipline and a united voice within ODM.
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ODM Figures Clash Over Party Leadership and Sifuna's Role - February 2026
Internal disputes have become public within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) concerning party leadership. Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Odinga challenged the removal of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as the party's secretary general, calling the process unprocedural and advocating for internal mediation. In a separate but related development, Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, the ODM National Chairperson, urged residents to reject leaders from the Linda Mwananchi faction. Wanga claims this group, led by Senator Sifuna, intends to push the party into opposition. Additionally, a public dispute has erupted between Ruth Odinga and businessman Oketch Salah over Salah's claims of closeness to the Odinga family and his involvement with Raila Odinga.
