Lawyer Edwin Sifuna has been named the new Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party’s Secretary-General.
Sifuna was picked for the position during ODM national executive council meeting on Thursday and replaces former Budalang’i Member of Parliament Ababu Namwamba, who ditched the Raila Odinga-led party last year.
Nominated senator Agnes Zani has been holding the Secretary-General post on an acting capacity since Ababu’s departure.
Speaking at the meeting, National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Odinga dismissed claims of major rifts in the opposition coalition, saying the differences witnessed among affiliate parties were “nothing serious.”
“I hear people saying wiper is fighting with ODM, ANC ,Wiper, Ford Kenya … tuko katika ile nyumba ya kienyeji ambapo kuna nyumba mingi. Wakati mwingine wabunge huvurutana … hiyo siyo kuonyesha Nasa inasambaratika (We are in the traditional set up with many houses. Parliamentarians sometimes wrangle … that doesn’t mean Nasa is crumbling).”
Raila added: “Hata pale unapoishi na bibi sio furaha kila siku. Hayo ni maisha na yanaonyesha demokrasia (Even with wives, happiness is not the case every day. Such is life … it shows democracy).”
‘Sifuna Picked’ without…
‘Sifuna Picked’ without voting secretly by delegates and ‘Agnes drop’ to deputy afer all those efforts to unite the party. Smthing is not right.