The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) has declined to issue interim orders sought by former ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna to stop the Registrar of Political Parties from gazetting his removal from office.
The decision leaves the Registrar at liberty to continue processing the changes arising from the ODM National Executive Committee (NEC) resolution of June 22, 2026, while the dispute remains pending before the Tribunal.
Sifuna has since filed a fresh complaint and application challenging his removal, arguing that the ODM Disciplinary Panel that handled the matter was biased and did not accord him a fair process.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), however, opposed the application, maintaining that Sifuna was given an opportunity to participate in the disciplinary proceedings but failed to do so despite the process being open and transparent.
The party further argued that the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to entertain the dispute, contending that the NEC resolution had already been implemented and forwarded to the Registrar of Political Parties, thereby placing the matter outside the party’s control.
According to ODM, once the resolution was submitted to the statutory office of the Registrar, the Tribunal could no longer intervene to stop its implementation.
Although it declined to grant interim relief, the Tribunal directed that Sifuna’s fresh application be heard on July 21, 2026, when the parties will present their arguments on the merits of the dispute.
The matter was heard before a Tribunal bench comprising Presiding Member Gathu Kiragu and members Jin Muzna Mohamed Yusuf, Stephen Musau, Theresa Chepkwony and Abdirahman Adan Abdikadir.
