Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has dismissed claims that the 10-point agenda signed between the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Kenya Kwanza administration has been implemented, describing recent briefings as a “charade.”
Speaking on Wednesday, Sifuna criticized the committee tasked with overseeing the agenda for failing to submit its final report by the March 7 deadline. He said the committee instead briefed a select group of officials, which he argued was a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.
“The committee was required to issue progress reports every two months and deliver a final comprehensive report on March 7, 2026, marking the expiry of the agreement. What we witnessed yesterday was a shameful charade meant to trick the public that the MOU had been implemented. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Sifuna said.
The senator highlighted confusion during an event at the KICC, where some attendees challenged President William Ruto on the contents of the report. He also raised concerns over the President’s move to extend the committee’s mandate by 60 days, arguing it contradicted statements by ODM leader Oburu Oginga and that the ODM Parliamentary Group lacked constitutional authority to make such decisions.
“Any purported extension of the committee’s mandate is unconstitutional, null, and void,” Sifuna said,
Stressing that implementation of the agenda should be measurable and concrete, citing unresolved issues such as abductions, alleged extrajudicial killings, county revenue allocations, and respect for political parties’ integrity.
Sifuna announced that ODM plans to release what he called a “true report”, detailing failures in implementing the agenda item by item. He accused the committee of deflecting responsibility by conducting countrywide tours under the guise of public participation, asserting that oversight should have been domiciled at State House, directly seeking answers from the executive.
“The resolution to the 10 agenda items lay squarely with the regime of President William Ruto,” he said,
Adding that the debate touches on Kenya’s constitutional values and accountability, and that leaders must be held to public commitments.
Sifuna explained that the report ODM plans to release was compiled through extensive public engagement, surveys, feedback via calls and emails, and review of government records and parliamentary proceedings. The process also included analysis of executive actions, judicial rulings, and reports by independent organizations and civil society groups.
“What we are presenting is not something we just sat somewhere and created,” Sifuna said, describing the exercise as consultative, scientific, and methodologically rigorous.
