Edwin Sifuna was punished, not expelled from ODM, Oburu Odinga clarifies
Edwin Sifuna was punished, not expelled from ODM, Oburu Odinga clarifies
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Oburu Odinga has dismissed claims that the embattled secretary general of the party, Edwin Sifuna, was chased away from the party.
Speaking during a church service at Shalom Miracle Church in Makupa, Mombasa, on Sunday, February 15, Oburu clarified that Sifuna was only ousted from the position of the secretary general but remained an active member of ODM.
He further noted that Sifuna was just punished for indiscipline in the party, noting that ODM must have discipline, and those who fail to follow the rules must be disciplined.
He also reaffirmed the position of the interim secretary general, Busia women representative Catherine Omanyo.
“We have our SG Catherine Omanyo and the other SG the party said he should be out a little because of indiscipline, but we have not thrown him out of the party. He is the court’s SG and Omanyo is the SG of the party and we are not going to go back,” Oburu stated.
“There must be some example of discipline. Somebody must feel some little pain of being disciplined so that the party can continue to be united. The party cannot be based on fear,” he added, noting that nobody was bigger than the party,” he added.
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Oburu clarified that the ODM constitution was clear and that anyone who goes against the party needed to face some disciplinary action, regardless of the position they hold.
He added that even he, as the party leader, can be disciplined if he defies the party position.
His statements came amid growing tensions within the ODM party following the dismissal of Edwin Sifuna as the ODM secretary general, following the resolution of the party’s national executive committee.
However, Sifuna went to court to block his ouster, and the high court granted him a reserved order blocking the party from gazetting his ouster until his petition is heard and determined.
Regarding the rising tensions in ODM, the party leader maintained that the party remained united and would not allow external forces that were trying to divide it.
As Oburu and other party officials were in Mombasa, the other faction, led by Edwin Sifuna and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, camped in Kitengela for their Linda Wananchi tour.
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