Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has claimed that some leaders within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) believe his political career is over, while revealing he has accepted calls from Kenyans urging him to become president.

Speaking on Saturday, July 4, 2026, during the burial of MP Wamboka’s brother in Bungoma, Sifuna said public support, rather than party positions, determines political leadership.

“Hawa wananchi hawa, ndio wenye kupeana title zote. Hata mimi kule ODM, wanafikiria wakininyang’anya Katibu Mkuu, wakifikiria wakinitoa kama naibu kiranja wa chama, ama wa wale walio wachache kwenye Senate, wanafikiria hamutanirudishia? Nyinyi ndio wenye kupeana,” he said.

I trust the public

He added that he trusted the public because they had the ultimate power to decide who occupies leadership positions.

“Saa hii nasikia mnasema mnataka kunipea kiti ingine. Mumeamua? Mumeamua? Mimi nawaamini kwa sababu hiyo viti yote ni nyinyi mnapeana,” Sifuna stated.

The senator, who currently serves as ODM Secretary-General and Senate Deputy Minority Leader, also declared that he had embraced the calls from supporters to seek the country’s top seat.

Sifuna calls for a United opposition

Sifuna has called on opposition leaders to rally behind a single presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 General Election, arguing that unity remains the only viable strategy to unseat President William Ruto.

Speaking during the burial service of the late Ann Nyatoro, mother of EALA MP Kanini Kega, on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Sifuna said opposition leaders must set aside their differences and prioritise a common political agenda.

He insisted that fragmentation within the opposition would only strengthen the current administration’s re-election bid.

“Mheshimiwa Riggy G, let me tell you. We are convinced that there is no other formula. Before God, there is no other formula other than a united ticket against William Ruto,” Sifuna noted.