Power inside ODM just turned into a full-blown tug-of-war, with court orders freezing a leadership purge and the party basically fighting itself in public.
NEC move and tribunal break
NEC move and tribunal break
- The Orange Democratic Movement is wrestling with a brutal internal standoff.
- National Executive Committee members tried to boot Edwin Sifuna as secretary-general.
- The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal slapped a temporary stay on that ouster.
- That ruling keeps the Nairobi Senator seated for the moment.
- Edwin Sifuna challenged critics during a February 24, 2026, TV appearance.
- He pushed back, saying no one has formally laid out charges.
- Sifuna demanded written proof linking his remarks to party resolutions.
- Negotiations with the United Democratic Alliance were flagged as backroom dealings.
- The Orange Democratic Movement is split into Linda Mwananchi and Linda Ground camps.
- Linda Mwananchi, fronted by Sifuna, frames itself as grassroots-first.
- Oburu Odinga leads Linda Ground, claiming most elected leaders.
- Headcounts, he argues, do not define the party’s actual soul.
