orange democratic movement

Senator Edwin Sifuna seem to be suffering from the illusion of power. The senator’s supporters point to TIFA polling showing him commanding 44% support among ODM voters as evidence of his presidential viability. Yet these same polls reveal a harsher truth—nationally, Sifuna stands at a mere 15%, trailing not just President William Ruto but struggling to consolidate even opposition support. This gap between intra-party enthusiasm and national power-building capacity exposes the fundamental weakness of Sifuna's presidential project: he represents no coherent faction of Kenya's capitalist ruling class, commands no independent accumulation networks, and offers no alternative to the existing system…