Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has refuted assertions that the 10-point agenda between ODM and the Kenya Kwanza administration has been fulfilled, specifically targeting the event held at KICC to disclose the findings.
Sifuna on Wednesday, March 11 contended that the oversight committee failed to meet its March 7 deadline for submitting a final report, a date he also maintained marked the expiration of the agreement itself.
Instead of releasing the report to the public as anticipated, Sifuna alleged that the committee opted to brief a selectively chosen audience in what he described as a “charade.”
“What we witnessed yesterday was a disgraceful charade designed to deceive the public that the MOU had been implemented,” he stated, insisting that the reality was completely different.
He claimed that the KICC event itself was fraught with chaos, with certain attendees openly challenging the President regarding the report’s contents.
Sifuna further asserted that President Ruto attempted to extend the committee’s mandate by an additional 60 days, a stance he noted directly contradicted ODM’s Oburu Oginga, who had publicly declared that no deadline existed for implementing the agreement.
The senator also argued that the ODM Parliamentary Group lacked authority under the party’s constitution to authorize such decisions, stating that both the agreement and its oversight mechanism fell under ODM’s National Executive Committee.
Any attempt to extend the committee’s mandate, he declared, was unconstitutional, null and void.
Sifuna maintained that the agenda’s implementation must be evaluated against concrete results rather than assumptions.
He emphasized the unresolved issues concerning abductions, alleged extrajudicial killings, county revenue sharing, and the protection of political parties’ identity and integrity.
He criticized the committee for shifting focus late in its term to nationwide public participation exercises, arguing that accountability should have been demanded directly from the executive.
“The solution to the 10 agenda items rests entirely with President William Ruto’s administration,” he said, claiming the committee should have been “based at State House” demanding answers.
Sifuna announced that his faction would be releasing what he termed a “genuine report,” one constructed through public participation, examination of government and parliamentary records, surveys, emails, phone feedback, judicial rulings, and input from civil society and independent organizations.
“What we are presenting to you here is not something we merely created in isolation,” he explained, describing the process as thorough, consultative, and “scientific” with a clear methodology.