The Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) issued orders staying staying the implementation of the resolution by the Orange Democratic Movement Party to remove Edwin Sifuna as the Party’s Secretary General.

The tribunal has also issued orders restraining the respondents from publishing in the Kenya Gazette the Resolution made on 11th February 2026 to remove Edwin Sifuna as the Secretary General of the Party.

“Pending the hearing and determination of this instant application, inter partes, this Honourable Tribunal hereby issues orders staying the implementation of the Resolution made by the National Executive Committee of the Orange Democratic Movement Party on 11th February, 2026 to remove Edwin Sifuna as the Secretary General of the Party,” the tribunal ruled.

Sifuna sued ODM and the Registrar of Political Parties over the decision to oust him on grounds that he was never notified of any complaint against him.

“The Resolution was made without being an Agenda item of the meeting, notifying the complainant of any complaint against him, issuing the complainant with any Notice to Show Cause and giving him an opportunity to defend himself against any alleged misconduct,”

 Sifuna added that ODM’s Resolution has been made in breach of the provisions of Article 74 of the ODM Constitution, Sec. 4 of the Fair Administrative Actions Act, Cap 7L Laws of Kenya and Article 47 of the Constitution.

The tribunal directed the respondents to file and serve their response(s) to the Complaint and Application within 7 days of the date hereof, with corresponding leave to the complainants to file and serve any supplementary response, if necessary, within 3 days of the date of service.

The matter will be mentioned on 26 February 2026 at 2.30pm to check on compliance and for further directions.