'Reassess Your ODM Standing and Roots Before Targeting Sifuna' Ndegwa Njiru Tells McOure, Warns Him

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lawyer Ndegwa Njiru has advised his younger brother, ODM Youth League member Kasmuel McOure, to take a closer look at his own positioning within the party before launching public criticism against party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna.

Njiru issued the remarks through a post on X on Friday, January 9, 2026, in response to McOure’s growing willingness to challenge senior figures within ODM on matters relating to party direction and internal ideology.

He suggested that political debates require careful grounding and clarity about one’s role and influence within party structures.

In his message, the outspoken lawyer cautioned:

“Moss moss my younger brother. You don’t have to hijack all opportunities that come your way. Are you well anchored in ODM in the first place? Check your degree of annexation first before you address matters Sifuna.”

His comments come at a time when internal debates within the opposition party have intensified, with younger and more vocal ODM members pushing to influence the party’s strategic path ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Questions around loyalty, hierarchy, and ideological consistency have increasingly emerged as the party navigates shifting political alliances and changing political expectations across the country.

McOure has been among the younger ODM figures openly expressing dissatisfaction with what he calls the overbearing influence of Secretary General Sifuna within the party.

In an interview with a local radio station in January 2025, McOure described Sifuna as a “secretarial” officer whose role does not entitle him to guide the party’s wider political direction.

“I am against Sifuna trying to posture as if he could give us presidential direction; only the party leader can do that,” he argued, insisting that the Secretary General serves under higher-ranking offices within the ODM hierarchy.

He further claimed that the party contains other intellectual voices capable of offering strategic input whom he has not publicly confronted.

McOure added that his criticism stemmed from ODM’s lack of a unified public position regarding its 2027 political strategy, including whether it will remain in opposition, pursue alliances, or align with President William Ruto’s re-election efforts.

According to him, debates over the party’s long-term positioning remain ongoing and unresolved.

“The Sifuna faction is the weaker but much louder within ODM,” he said.

“On the other hand, we in the faction leading President Ruto’s re-election bid are the majority and the ones winning the ideological war.”