Tribunal stops ouster of Sifuna as ODM Secretary General
Tribunal stops ouster of Sifuna as ODM Secretary General
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna can breathe a sigh of relief after the High Court stopped his removal as the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Secretary General.
In its ruling delivered on Thursday, February 12, the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal ordered the immediate suspension of the gazettement of Sifuna’s ouster pending the hearing and determination of the matter.
“That pending the hearing and determination of this instant application, inter partes, this honourable tribunal hereby issues orders staying the implementation of the Resolution made by the National Executive Committee of the Orange Democratic Movement Party,” the court ruled.
“That pending the hearing and determination of this instant application, inter portes, this honourable tribunal hereby issues an order restraining the respondents from publishing in the Kenya gazette the resolution made on February 11, 2026 remove Edwin Sifuna as the Secretary General of the Party,” it added.
The court further set the mention of the petition filed against the ODM party and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) for February 26, this year.
The court’s pronouncement comes hours after the Nairobi lawmaker filed a petition challenging yesterday’s decision by the ODM’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to remove him from his party position.
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While addressing the press earlier today, the legislator launched a counterattack against the party’s leadership, terming the move to dismiss him as unlawful and vowing to challenge it in court.
“I have taken note of the announcement made by a section of the ODM National Executive Committee in Mombasa yesterday purporting to remove me from the position of secretary general of ODM,” he stated.
“Let me state without fear of contradiction that this action is unlawful, unprocedural and a blatant violation of the ODM constitution as well as the principles of natural justice,” Sifuna affirmed.
He further claimed that the removal was a witch hunt for not supporting President William Ruto’s leadership, and nothing lawfully warrants his removal from the role he has held for over nine years.
“My only crime is that I have refused and opposed any plans and schemes within the party to support President William Ruto’s re-election because I have held the firm position that this country cannot afford another five years of divisive misadventures,” the legislator noted.
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