{"id":7663,"date":"2026-07-06T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=7663"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:28:35","slug":"tmg-117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/tmg-117\/","title":{"rendered":"ODM War Erupts: Junet, Wandayi Attack Sifuna at Ruto-Funded Rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">BY DAPHINE JUMAH<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326052135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326052135.jpg 720w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326052135-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ODM\u2019s internal cracks burst into the open over the weekend as a pro-government faction led a fierce attack on Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna during a fundraiser in Nairobi.The drama played out in Kileleshwa, Dagoretti North, at an event meant to empower women and boda boda riders. Instead, it turned into a political showdown ahead of the next election cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed and Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi led the assault, targeting Sifuna\u2019s &#8220;Linda Mwananchi&#8221; movement.Junet accused the group of being a proxy for former President Uhuru Kenyatta.  &#8220;That \u2018Linda Mwananchi\u2019 is not about defending wananchi. It\u2019s Uhuru using Sifuna to protect his wealth and destabilize ODM from within,&#8221; Junet claimed.Wandayi, on his part, defended the millions raised at the event, saying a large portion came from President William Ruto\u2019s donations. He dismissed critics questioning the source of the funds.\u201cThose complaining are bitter. We have real solutions for our people. These empowerment tours in Nairobi and Nyanza will continue,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326044674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326044674.jpg 720w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326044674-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em><sub>ODM\u2019s internal cracks burst into the open over the weekend as a pro-government faction led a fierce attack on Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna during a fundraiser in Nairobi.The drama played out in Kileleshwa, Dagoretti North, at an event meant to empower women and boda boda riders. Instead, it turned into a political showdown ahead of the next election cycle.<\/sub><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event raised millions of shillings for local groups, but the speeches shifted focus from development to party politics.Junet also extended the fight beyond ODM, challenging DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua to a political duel for control of Nairobi County.The public clash signals deepening divisions within ODM as factions align differently ahead of 2027, with money, influence and party control now openly on the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY DAPHINE JUMAH ODM\u2019s internal cracks burst into the open over the weekend as a pro-government faction led<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ODM War Erupts: Junet, Wandayi Attack Sifuna at Ruto-Funded Rallies - Tandao Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ODM\u2019s internal cracks burst into the open over the weekend as a pro-government faction led a fierce attack on Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna during a fundraiser in Nairobi.The drama played out in Kileleshwa, Dagoretti North, at an event meant to empower women and boda boda riders. 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