This video features Senator Edwin Sifuna, Secretary General of the ODM party and Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate, delivering a speech at a church service in Nyeri County, Kenya. Sifuna addresses the impeachment proceedings against Rigathi Gachagua, defending his position as a friend of Raila Odinga and explaining why he believes Gachagua should not return to power. The speech highlights themes of political accountability, the importance of united opposition against perceived oppression, and the need for citizens to remain vigilant against political betrayal. Sifuna emphasizes that Kenyans have been deceived by leaders who promised change but failed to deliver, and he calls for courage and unity among citizens to protect their rights and interests.
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MIMI NDIO SIFUNA VOWs TO WORK WITH GACHAGUA TO TAKE KASONGO SUGOI!!Added:
To the church leadership that is here led by our moderator Dr. Ehenya, the family of our brother Kanini Kega, I greet you in the name of Jesus. Hello, you see me well, our mothers of the Women's Guild, you see me well. I am the one who does not speak to the moderator and the church leaders. Every time I am in this mountain area, I have to explain to the whole country what I am doing to the mountain because our politics are very bad. The constitution says that we have the freedom to move around the whole of Kenya, but when I come here, people of intrigue always start other words. So because I was elected by the people and I am always asked to explain things, I will explain, I want to explain to you why I am here when I am not being asked. I am the senator for Nairobi, the secretary general of the ODM party, the deputy minority leader in the Senate.
As the secretary general, I am the one who has the register of Raila Odinga's friends and Raila Odinga had no enemies because he was a very different person, even today we are enemies.
Our other friend was called Moses Kuria, he used to tease my father every day but tomorrow you will find him having tea with him. Mr. Moderator, I am the one who has the list and register of friends of Raila Molo Odinga's father. So I have come to comfort one of those whom I recognize as a friend of the honorable Raila Amolo Odinga. And I'll tell you why. Hon.
Kanini Kega lost his seat because of his support for Raila Amolo Odinga. We had him here in Nyeri.
We had him here in Kieni, we're going around here trying to ask for votes. At that hour, Rigij has locked us up, sir. Oh, and his other friend, you know, Rig Guna, your young people in parliament are taking me to court and you're slowly getting into trouble.
Kina Karungo wa Thangwa are here. There's another friend of mine I heard you sent to London, his name is John Methu. There's this guy from Kirinyaga who teaches me about agriculture. I'll say here that his name is Kamao Mrango. They told me that at this hour, I don't like coming to the mountain, even if you know Kikuyu, don't speak it because there was a singer around here singing Gosho Mriega's Mwadhani.
Hey, let the Kikuyu people know that you are a Mluya and you don't know Kikuyu, but tell them the truth because every Kenyan recognizes the language of truth, right? So I am here because of the honorable Kanini Kega, you had locked us up badly, but Kanini Kega was saying let's just go, this whole problem is Kanini is in it because he supports ODM, he supports Raila Odinga. And let me give you two examples. The first was when Kanini was the budget chairman and Uhuru was president. And this Justin Muturi is the speaker of parliament when parliament said that the ODM party should be paid money under the political parties act. I remember when you gave a ruling as speaker, you said that if the court said we should follow the law, the law will be followed. His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta called this Kanini Kega. Me as secretary you know you cannot challenge me on issues of ODM. As a secretary I can swear on the Bible. When Kanini Keegga was the budget chair and when Justin Muturi was a speaker and Uhuru Kenyatta was a president ODM used to receive 500 million shillings every year towards the date that we are owed by the register of political parties.
I was seeing that money, we were going around here to push that guy from Agosho, but you still pushed us.
Many of your father's friends are here.
Priscilla Nyokabi and I were hanging out here in the mountains trying to find a vote for our father. Caroline Karugu was the deputy governor. I have all these names. Justin Muturi is a friend. Hey, I saw here that my friend is called Masi Gakuya, he was an MP in Kasarani.
Masi Gakuya lost the Kasarani vote because of standing with his father. And at that moment, all the places were singing UDA. I saw Jud Njomo here, even though I haven't seen him for a long time. Sorry sir, the problem is we put you in.
Respected Peter Mwadhi. I am so happy to see you guys. The problem is we put you in. I'm with someone here, a friend of my father's, named Pauline Njoroge. I want Paulin Njoroge to just stand there while my father is walking around looking for AU votes. He was the one walking around and my father is helping him with his communication.
Clap your hands, it's a mountain dance.
So I, honorable Rigathi, know where all your father's friends are, on my own behalf, honorable Kanini Kega, on behalf of the entire ODM party, on behalf of the people of Nairobi, I am very sorry for the loss of your mother and I am happy to see you, you know, there is something I have learned here, moderator and the BCA church, the unity that is in the woman's guild, I used to see our mothers carrying your mother and bringing her there to symbolize the unity and love that they have, and I have not seen in any other community or in any other church, our mothers carrying their spouses, and you know this casket is heavy, sir. I could see our mothers. Now I say, God bless you very much for this unity of yours. Continue to pray for this nation, like the PCA church, and as my colleagues from the western region have told you, there is no kasongo vote.
I was shocked today. My friend, Zangokua, this Zangok, we have been in Ruzana, we have been arguing for a very long time. He comes from the community. He has confirmed here today that there is no kasongo vote. I have not said this. He has said that he himself has said that there is no [laughter] vote, there is no kasongo vote.
Therefore, I want you to be courageous and know that we, as We young people understand the task that lies ahead of us, Honorable Rigadhi Gashagwa, they are protecting the citizen. They have sent us here, Ososi, Honorable Kalasinga, and Honorable Polin, to tell them that we will not be used to give a scapegoat to jump out of a window there, and we have already put it in a corner. It wo n't be possible. It won't be possible and we have our reasons.
You know these church people are the ones who got him into this, what's it called?
This leadership. He was the one who said he believed in God and that in Sifuna, we are healers. Oh, if we try to enter the church, sir, we come with 250,000, I say this is for sewing a choir uniform, he comes in with 5 million. I hear this, damn it, we'll really be able to do this. Right now, he's the one who's coming to the church in Witima, he's pumping gas inside the church.
I am a Catholic and my bishop here is called Bishop Mheria. Because Mheria disagrees with him, the Catholic Church has closed the door on him, they say Bishop Mheria is also a tribalist. We as Catholics will stand with our church and we will stand with the church of God wherever we are.
My brother, this senator from Kirinyaga is slowly taking me to him. He also tells me that your agricultural and farming affairs are in trouble because Kasongo has done his job badly. The market for tea leaves that you used to sell to Sudan has disappeared. What you were selling to Iran has disappeared. He tells me his guards have opened the gates for those who are importing rice here, your people from Mwea. At this hour I hear I don't know how many it has reached, 50 or how many? 60. And it was there, 805, like this door, that he was telling me these things. In Nairobi, we call it a stone field. I am not a farmer. Are these things true or is my god lying to me?
It's true. So we say he has failed at work. We want you to restore the status that our farmers had because that is what you were counting on. So I want to finish there and assure you, you know, they say in English, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I don't know how we can say it in Kikuyu. I know why you suspect us and I will tell you why you will suspect us. You have heard many leaders speak the way Zifuna speaks.
There were people within ODM who were saying I can't be seen with Kasongo now that he's a minister.
There were those who were saying, as we are saying, that we will not be bought. They were bought and auctioned off like goats. So I know why, even if I stand here at this hour, I tell you that we will not be bought. You don't trust him because Kenyans are used to being deceived. Kenyans have seen many people who they thought they could count on slowly turn against them. I want to tell them to wait. Let's wait. At Western, I asked them, " Let's see who will escape first." And I want to come back here in Nyeri, let's see between you and me and us protecting the citizen, who will escape first?
You are silent as if you know.
You know, last moderator, Mr. Rigij, there is something I must explain to you.
We, the ODM members, who were in competition with you, the people of Kenya, first found an opportunity to put you between us, and we must have used it.
Now that your impeachment has come, let me just tell you the truth. I am the SG of ODM. I look and see that these two people have started arguing. Let's add to the fire. They are their own advice, not theirs. And when they were not, I really want to ask you here in Nyeri what you wanted me to do as the SG of ODM. It was not to find a position for my party. I am not. You see Kasongo has entered with difficulty.
You see Kasongo has entered with difficulty. But Mr. Rigij G. Let me tell you, we are convinced that there is no other formula before God. There is no other formula other than a united ticket against William Ruto. So whatever needs to be done, if it's forgiveness, let's just forgive each other.
But it is impossible for us to give this brother of ours a chance to return to that seat and continue to oppress our citizens. That's it.
So that's the last one I finished.
Thank you very much, Mr. Moderator. I want to make a very difficult request because you have really really given us time to be able to have this conversation but I came with another bagel that doesn't like rain. And they told us that the conductor that if we don't leave here at 3:30 it will be difficult to return to Nairobi and tomorrow we would sleep but tomorrow we are in Kisi, your honor, you know we are carrying the mother of our colleague Senator Onyonka and we really have to live, not to say that we want to offend the church of respect, we are respectable and I want to assure you and you can hold me to account because these proceedings are being streamed live I will follow those proceedings and next time you meet me ask me what I said why I am not here, you will get a whipping. Thank you very much and God bless you.
Thank you. Applause to Senator Edwin Sifuna. Thank you very much.
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