Registrar of parties confirms removal of Edwin Sifuna as ODM Secretary-General
Registrar of parties confirms removal of Edwin Sifuna as ODM Secretary-General
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been officially removed as the Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) after months of controversy surrounding his removal from the party’s position.
In a letter sent by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) to Sifuna, the registrar stated that the decision was reached after Sifuna failed to defend himself as required by the constitution.
According to ORPP, ODM followed all the required guidelines to remove the Nairobi senator from the prestigious party position.
“After assessing the documents submitted by the party and the lack of your response in accordance with Article 47 of the constitution, we have confirmed that your removal as the Secretary General of ODM is valid and followed the political parties’ laws, “read part of the letter signed by John Lorionokou, the registrar of political parties.
According to Lorionokou, ORPP has since made changes to ODM leadership, effectively removing Sifuna’s name from the party leadership list.
The move comes two weeks after the ODM party officially removed the embattled senator from the position on June 22.
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According to the party, the National Executive Council (NEC) considered a report from the Internal Disputes Resolution Committee (IDRC), which had been tasked with investigating a complaint against Senator Edwin Sifuna in his capacity as Secretary General.
After reviewing the committee’s findings, the NEC unanimously adopted its recommendations and endorsed Sifuna’s removal from office.
“After going through the report and the findings of the IDRS under article 74 section 2 of the party constitution, the NEC unanimously adopted the committee’s recommendation and endorsed the removal from office of Senator Edwin Watenya Sifuna. Effectively, Senator Sifuna ceases to be the Secretary General of the ODM party,” acting Secretary General Catherine Omanyo said in an official statement.
Sifuna was first removed from the party position in February 2026 after the party accused him of going against party decisions, especially over the support of the broad-based government, despite being the spokesperson of the political outfit.
However, Sifuna challenged his removal to the political parties’ dispute tribunal, which later rejected his removal by ODM, stating that the party did not follow set rules before kicking him out.
The party therefore followed all the requirements, effectively kicking him out, and has now been confirmed by ORPP.
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