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Tribunal Upholds ODM Decision to Remove Sifuna
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal has upheld the Orange Democratic Movement's decision to remove Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as its Secretary-General, concluding a dispute over disciplinary powers. This comes as Sifuna had previously engaged in shuttle diplomacy to mend a brewing fallout within the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party. Meanwhile, the United Opposition intensifies its closed-door consultations to strategize against President William Ruto's administration. Separately, ODM party leader Oburu Oginga is currently in the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up following a brief hospital visit in Nairobi.
Ruto Defends Record Amid Political Challenges in Bomet
President William Ruto stated that his administration did not overpromise Kenyans during the last general election, making these remarks on September 9, 2026, in Bomet Shopping Centre, Bomet County. During his working tour of Bomet and Kericho counties, a Sotik MP's accidental endorsement of a "one term" presidency for Ruto overshadowed the President's attacks on the opposition. In a separate development, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro publicly cautioned Ruto against interfering with Tata Chemicals, Africa's largest soda ash plant in Lake Magadi, Kajiado County.
Kindiki Dismisses Gachagua as Senate Suspends Omtatah
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed his predecessor Rigathi Gachagua as a "small timer" and predicted a decisive victory against him in the August 2027 elections, intensifying the political battle for the Mt Kenya region's voting bloc. Meanwhile, Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has been suspended from the Kenyan Senate for three sitting days after refusing to withdraw the word "yapping" used to describe President William Ruto's remarks on undocumented immigrants. Omtatah has stated he remains "unshaken" following the suspension.
