Senator Osotsi backs Sifuna, rules out ODM exit
By Cy Muganda, December 21, 2025Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi has dismissed calls for leaders from Western Kenya, including Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, to quit the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), insisting that the party remains their political home and that any disagreements will be resolved internally.
Speaking in Lugari on Sunday, December 21, 2025, during a visit by ODM leaders to pay condolences to the family of the late former MP Cyrus Jirongo, Osotsi said there was no justification for abandoning a party they had helped build over decades.
“I have heard people saying that Luhyas should leave ODM. Leave and go where? Leave and go where?” Osotsi posed.
Party investment and history
The senator traced the political journey of ODM leaders in Western Kenya, saying they had been part of the movement since its formative years and had consistently supported it through multiple elections.
“We started this journey long ago. We started with that party called LDP. Here in Western, the party that had strength was Ford Kenya, but we brought in LDP. LDP came and gave birth to ODM Kenya. ODM Kenya, Kalonzo ran away with it, then we created ODM,” he recounted.
Osotsi noted that despite political shifts over the years, the group had remained loyal to ODM since its formation.
“We have been in ODM; in 2007, we campaigned for ODM, in 2013 we campaigned for ODM, in 2017 we campaigned for ODM, in 2022. We have invested in this party. We are not going anywhere,” Osotsi declared.
Backing Sifuna
The senator also affirmed that key ODM leaders, including Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, remain firmly in the party, dismissing speculation about possible exits.
“Honourable Elsie Muhanda is in ODM, honourable Oparanya is in ODM, honourable Edwin Sifuna is in ODM, Godfrey Osotsi is in ODM. We will stay here; no one can remove us from ODM,” he said.
Osotsi stated that any disagreements that arise within the party should be addressed internally, in line with the party’s traditions.
“Sisi tutapigana hapo ndani, lakini tuelewane, na tuendelee vile Baba alituacha,” he said, referring to the late Raila Odinga.