This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
Edwin Sifuna, the ODM Secretary General, has been making waves in Kenyan politics with his sharp tongue and unwavering loyalty to Raila Odinga.
On November 14, 2019, Sifuna took to Twitter to respond to a tweet by DP William Ruto, where he referred to Raila Odinga as the 'people's conman' and a 'dictator.'
'The person you are truly angry at is your boss. He supported the handshake candidate in Kibra and we continue to thank him. You have no balls to face him which is why you choose to lash at others. Omwami the problem is in your bedroom not ours. Grow a pair and face your boss!' Sifuna tweeted.
Just days before, Sifuna had dared ODM partners in NASA, insisting that Raila would be on the ballot in 2022.
'We are not going to work with cowards. Our party will back Raila in 2022 and we have no apologies,' he said.
As ODM's Secretary General, Sifuna has been instrumental in giving the party a much-needed boost. His youthful energy and unbridled enthusiasm have created a perfect balance to the wisdom and calmness of the party's old guard.
But Sifuna's rise to prominence hasn't been without controversy. In 2015, he led a coup in the Orange Democratic Movement, temporarily ejecting Ababu Namwamba from the party.
'I wanted to instill discipline and we cannot go on tolerating moles,' he said at the time.
