In a move that has left many scratching their heads Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo has declared that Secretary General Edwin Sifuna and Deputy Party Leader Godfrey Osotsi are essentially stripped of their official capacities within the party.
The friction ignited during the funeral service, where both Sifuna and Osotsi didn't hold back.
They launched a blistering verbal offensive against ODM members who have accepted to be President William Ruto’s broad-based government.
With the 2027 elections already looming in the distance, the duo’s rhetoric centered on a clear ultimatum, you are either with the opposition or you have crossed the floor.
However, the dismissal by Otiende Amollo introduces a bizarre layer of internal friction.
Legally and procedurally, Amollo doesn't hold the specific party mandate to fire a Secretary General or a Deputy Party Leader.
Yet, his public assertion that they are no longer officials suggests a deep, perhaps irreparable, schism in the party’s hierarchy.
Amollo’s logic is that by serving the interests of the Executive or speaking in certain capacities, these leaders have forfeited their roles as neutral party administrators.
For the average Kenyan political observer, this looks like a classic case of a house divided.
While Sifuna and Osotsi are trying to maintain the purity of the ODM camp ahead of 2027, Amollo’s stance reflects the complex reality of the ODM-UDA cooperation.
Is this a formal ouster or just high-stakes political theater? If Sifuna and Osotsi truly lose their grip on their positions, it signals a massive shift in ODM's DNA—moving away from its traditional fiery activism and toward a more cooperative, albeit quiet, role in the current administration.
One thing is certain, the road to 2027 just got a lot more crowded and much more personal.
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