Peter Kaluma, the MP for Homa Bay Town, has reiterated calls for Edwin Sifuna to resign from his roles as Senate Minority Leader and Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Kaluma said the Nairobi Senator must either step down voluntarily or be removed by the party.
Kaluma accused Sifuna of causing division within the ODM, adding that Sifuna’s public comments against the party’s cooperation with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) have harmed ODM’s unity.
"You can be made powerful when young to the point you come to lose yourself. Sifuna smells like Gachagua. He must resign or be thrown out of the ODM Party. The faster this happens, the better," he said.
The lawmaker said that he has directly written to ODM party leader Raila Odinga, urging the party to let Sifuna go.
His sentiment comes after Sifuna, during an interview on Citizen TV, confessed that ODM was confused about the agreement they had with Kenya Kwanza and that, as it stands, the agreement was not being followed.
Despite the backlash, Sifuna rejected the calls to resign. He said only party leader Raila Odinga has the authority to ask him to leave, and he won’t step down otherwise.
'If I were asked to step aside as SG of ODM, I would. Even when I became SG of ODM, I was asked if we gave you this position, would you be able to do it, and I said yes. If that same person calls me today and says, Sifuna, I have lost confidence in your ability to do this job; this position is not mine; I would relinquish it without blinking."
“The reason I will not resign yet is that I have not given up. I have not given up on members of the ODM. There is still belief and trust within the ranks of the party that Baba knows what is right for the people and that he will do the right thing," Sifuna said.
Raila defended Sifuna's remarks, stating that he has a right to express his opinions, whether they are different from what other leaders think or not.
“Everybody has a right to speak their mind. That is democracy, and that is what ODM stands for; there will be differences of opinion, and that is okay. If Sifuna has spoken, he has a right to do so, and if you differ with him, then speak out,'' Raila said.
“I have not said that you should not speak of certain issues in the party. If you have an issue, speak up, even if you think I have made a mistake, tell me," he added.
