“Ulikula Pesa ya Agents ndo Maana Tulishidwa” Sifuna Tells off Junet Mohammed
A political earthquake has rocked Kenya’s opposition after Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna made explosive allegations at a funeral in Murang’a County, claiming massive financial mismanagement sank the 2022 Azimio presidential campaign.
In a bombshell revelation, the Nairobi Senator stated that former President Uhuru Kenyatta had provided full financial backing to Raila Odinga’s presidential bid. However, Sifuna accused Suna East MP Junet Mohammed of squandering the funds instead of paying crucial Azimio polling agents.
“This is why we lost,” Sifuna declared bluntly to the gathered mourners, directly linking the alleged financial misappropriation to the coalition’s electoral defeat.
The allegations have sent shockwaves through Azimio, threatening to tear apart the coalition from within. They point to a deep-seated rift and long-simmering internal blame game over what exactly led to their loss at the polls.
The allegations raise severe and unanswered questions: How much money was involved? Where did it actually go? Why is this coming out now, at a public funeral? Most pressingly, will Junet Mohammed—a key figure in Raila Odinga’s inner circle—issue a response?
This public airing of dirty laundry suggests a bitter internal struggle for control and narrative within ODM and Azimio. It shifts the blame for the 2022 loss from the ballot box to the wallet, accusing one of their own of betrayal.
Political analysts suggest this could be the opening salvo in a significant realignment, with Sifuna taking a fiercely confrontational stance that may force other leaders to pick sides. The fallout threatens to dominate Kenya’s political discourse, turning focus from current government affairs to the opposition’s own volatile internal wars.
