Cherargei renews calls for Sifuna’s resignation after latest attack on Ruto
By Kiprono Keileb, December 19, 2025Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has called on the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna to either resign or reform following remarks he described as attacks on the broad-based government led by President William Ruto and the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
In a statement shared on X on Friday, December 19, 2025, Cherargei accused the party official of undermining the legacy of ODM and sowing disunity within the party.
“Omwami, I thought you had a Damascus moment about the successes of the broad-based government led by President Ruto & late Former Prime Minister Odinga, but it looks like it was a lucid moment for your misguided attacks against,” Cherargei wrote
The senator issued a strong warning to Sifuna, calling on him to either step down or change his conduct amid concerns over internal divisions within the party, urging him to join the united opposition outfit.
“You cannot continue wrecking the ship from within you. Either resign or be removed as Secretary General of the ODM party, or shape up because you are now a threat to Baba Raila Odinga’s legacy. Go and join your partners in dis-united opposition,” Cherargei stated.
The senator was responding to comments made by Edwin Sifuna, who recently criticised aspects of leadership within the party while reflecting on priorities in government development projects. Sifuna’s remarks focused on the tendency for leaders to prioritise personal or local interests over national projects, which he said could affect governance decisions.
“Exactly the mentality that will get us to Singapore. Ati, when you get power, you start with yourself. Do I want the road to my village tarmacked? Yes. Is it a national priority to be elevated over, say, Bomas-Kiserian? No. In 2027, get rid of these dealers who think starting with themselves is the measure of leadership,” Sifuna said.
Sifuna’s statement comes as debate intensifies following President William Ruto’s criticism of Kalonzo Musyoka. The President said Kalonzo, despite being in leadership for more than 50 years, never had a plan to fix a dusty road near his home.
The remarks were aimed at opposition leaders who have questioned the government’s ability to complete nationwide road projects. President Ruto said their criticism reflects poor planning and a lack of leadership.
He added that some long-serving leaders have failed to improve even the infrastructure in their own communities. The President defended his road construction agenda and dismissed doubts about the government’s capacity to deliver on its projects.
By calling Sifuna’s inclination an internal sabotage, the senator framed his comments as a defence of the coalition between Ruto and the late Odinga, which he described as a unifying force in Kenyan politics.