Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has for the second time moved to the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT)  orders to stop his removal as Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).

In a fresh application filed under a certificate of urgency, Sifuna wants the tribunal to suspend the implementation of a resolution allegedly passed by ODM’s National Executive Committee on February 11, 2026, which sought to oust him from office over claims of misconduct.

Through his lawyers Isaac Okero Sifuna is also seeking to halt any disciplinary proceedings arising from a “Notice to Show Cause” dated April 2, 2026, and to bar both the party and the Registrar of Political Parties from effecting or publishing any decision removing him in the Kenya Gazette.

He argues that the decision to remove him was reached unlawfully, without prior notice, and without giving him an opportunity to defend himself, in violation of constitutional provisions on fair administrative action and political rights.

According to court documents, Sifuna claims the allegations of misconduct were never tabled as an agenda item during the NEC meeting and that he was neither informed of the accusations nor invited to respond before the decision was made.

The ODM Secretary General further accuses the party of acting in bad faith by initiating what he terms as a “predetermined disciplinary process,” including issuing a notice to show cause while already fixing a hearing date an indication, he says, that the outcome had already been decided.

Sifuna additionally faults the party for allegedly giving him only four days to respond to vague accusations over the Easter holiday period, arguing that the timeline was unreasonable and designed to undermine his right to a fair hearing.

This latest move comes after the tribunal previously struck out his earlier complaint for lack of jurisdiction, directing the parties to first exhaust the party’s internal dispute resolution mechanisms (IDRM). However, Sifuna now contends that the party has frustrated that process and rendered it ineffective.

In his application the Nairobi Senator argues that unless the tribunal intervenes, ODM may proceed with what he terms an unlawful process and formally gazette his removal, an action he says would not only violate the law but also lead to misuse of public resources.

Sifuna is now urging the tribunal to assume jurisdiction and grant interim orders preserving his position pending the hearing and determination of the dispute.