Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has announced his participation in a parallel political gathering set for Friday, March 27, 2026, organized by Linda Mwananchi, running alongside the Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM) National Delegates Convention (NDC) in Nairobi.
Taking to his official X account on Thursday, March 26, Sifuna shared details of the event, calling it the “people’s NDC.” He confirmed the meeting will take place at Ufungamano House on Mamlaka Road starting at 9 am.
Sifuna’s announcement comes just days after ODM chairperson Gladys Wanga defended the legitimacy of the party’s NDC, which is scheduled for the same day at Jamhuri Park.
Wanga stressed that the NDC is the only official gathering recognized under the party constitution and urged all members, including Sifuna and Babu Owino, to attend.
“There is only one NDC called in accordance to section 49 of our constitution, a special delegates conference, a 21-day notice given, delegates invited,” Wanga said.
She dismissed the parallel event as illegitimate. “It will be at Jamhuri Park; anything else would be maybe a kamukunji, a baraza, a political rally, a birthday party, but there is only one NDC of the ODM party that will be taking place this Friday. The NDC is not something I wake up and say this is an NDC, it is called in line with the constitution of the party. Anybody else trying to spread confusion, it is only that, confusion.”
Wanga also emphasized that both Sifuna and Babu are legitimate delegates for the official NDC. “Sifuna and Babu are members of the NDC. Sifuna, by virtue of being a Senator of Nairobi, is a delegate at that NDC. Babu, by virtue of being a member of NEC and also MP for Embakasi, is a delegate at that NDC,” she added.
She encouraged participation rather than protest. “They are not necessarily going to storm; they can attend the NDC, and we hope they will attend the NDC.”
The ODM chairperson highlighted the party’s ongoing transition following the loss of its leader, urging unity and stability within the ranks. “We lost our leader, and that is a serious matter. We are stabilising as we move forward. People can have different opinions, as in the case of Sifuna, they can do something different in the manner in which they are doing, but the party must stabilise,” Wanga said.
