Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has hit out at his Nairobi counterpart Edwin Sifuna after declaring that the Memorandum of Understanding signed between ODM and the ruling UDA is dead.
Ina statement after Sifuna’s explosive interview on Citizen TV, Cherargei said the ODM secretary general was misleading Kenyans.
He insisted that the partnership is working well.
“Senator Sifuna is misleading the nation yet ODM signed a working partnership with Kenya kwanza Government which is working on very well. He signed the document,” Cherargei said.
He went on to state that President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will work beyond 2027.
Raila, has, however said that the partnership will go up to 2027.
The Nandi senator claimed Sifuna’s reaction was because his colleagues in the party landed slots in the Cabinet.
“Ruto and Raila shall work beyond 2027 the earlier he bolts out the better for him. He is disappointed that most of his colleagues were appointed to Cabinet John Mbadi, Hassan Joho, Wycliffe Oparanya and Opiyo Wandayi. Tutam (Two-term) is real.”
Sifuna in the interview said the agreement was anchored on two fundamental pillars, one of which, he argued, has not been honoured by the current administration.
He explained that the first reason for the MoU was to stop the killings that had occurred during the Gen Z protests.
Sifuna said this violence had continued, citing the recent death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang, who reportedly died in a police cell.
The second reason, according to the ODM Secretary General, was to support and strengthen democracy in the country.
He noted that while the democratic process remains intact, particularly the commitment to elections in 2027, lives were still being lost, undermining the spirit of the agreement.
“The reason I declared this MoU dead is because the initial argument for entering into it was twofold. First, it was for the preservation of life; we were losing people unnecessarily. We all agreed that this must stop. We need to stop killing our people," Sifuna said.
“The second reason was to sustain our democratic state. President William Ruto is getting his part of the bargain because democracy is being maintained at least until 2027. But our people are not benefiting; they are still being killed. On the day Albert Ojwang dies in a police cell, for me, this agreement is dead. It doesn’t matter what else you do, Albert will not be able to enjoy any of it,” he added.
The Nairobi Senator further stated that this is why he declined to participate in a meeting proposed to assess the implementation of the agreement between UDA and ODM.
He insisted that, in his view, the agreement signed by Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga no longer holds.
