Senator Sifuna holds meeting Oburu Oginga amid ODM infighting
Senator Sifuna holds meeting Oburu Oginga amid ODM infighting
In a move that comes amid ongoing tension within the ODM Party, Leader Oburu Oginga met with Secretary General Edwin Sifuna on Wednesday, January 7.
In a statement following the meeting, Oburu noted that Sifuna remains a sober and principled voice within the party.
“I met with my friend, Senator Edwin Sifuna the Secretary General of the ODM Party this morning. He remains a sober and principled voice, embodying the democratic ideals we believe in as a party. We are one. We are united as the ODM Party,” he said.
Oburu also highlighted the importance of open dialogue and the role of young leaders in shaping ODM’s future.
“As a leader, I believe we must encourage everyone to speak their mind. Differences of opinion do not mean division. Great parties, like ODM, grow through robust debate and unique challenges. That is where the progress and continuity of our party truly lie: in the hands of our young people,” he added.
This comes days after a group of ODM Members of Parliament raised alarm over growing political intolerance, violence, and internal discord within the party.
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In a statement to newsrooms on Monday, January 5, the MPs warned that the trend poses a threat to national stability and the party’s future ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The lawmakers said they are disturbed by aggressive national political rhetoric against leaders expressing dissenting views, citing a recent incident involving Lami Woman Rep Muthoni Marubu.
“We are deeply concerned with the emerging and escalating national rhetoric, degenerating into violence and intolerance as was recently witnessed in Murang’a where the Lamu County Woman Representative, Muthoni Marubu, was physically attacked for expressing her opinion on the 2027 presidential contest,” the statement read.
They further pointed to alleged politically motivated confrontations involving Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, linking them to a pattern of violence witnessed in the political space recently.
According to the MPs, failure to urgently address the rising intolerance could plunge the country into widespread violence during the next 2027 polls.
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