Lawyer Nelson Havi has criticized a section of members within the ODM Party, labelling them as parasites while praising others as warriors.
Speaking on Tuesday, October 21, he drew a clear line between those he considers the party’s genuine defenders and those he accuses of opportunism.
Among those Havi identified as warriors are outspoken MPs Babu Owino of Embakasi East and Caleb Amisi of Saboti.
He also hailed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, who also serves as ODM Secretary General.
"Within ODM, there are parasites, but there are also warriors like Edwin Sifuna, Caleb Amisi, and Babu Owino. We may have our own dissatisfactions about them, but they are the warriors created out of a strong system.
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"The parasites I need not mention, because we saw them speak during his funeral, saying, 'This is where Baba left us'," he said.
Havi suggested that the so-called parasites should be allowed to take control of the party to expose their true nature and make way for a new political era.
"The parasites in ODM should be allowed to take over, and even run it, because that is when they will understand the idiom: the greedy hyena that decided to enter into the belly of the dead buffalo because it will be the birth of the new Kenya," he added.
Elsewhere, Nyaribari Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda has declared that President William Ruto should officially take over the ODM Party and lead a joint ticket in the 2027 General Election.
In an update on Monday, October 20, the MP said it was time for Ruto to consolidate political unity by heading a coalition that brings together ODM, Ford-Kenya, UDM, KANU, and other allied parties ahead of the next polls.
"For those who don’t know or should know early, the joint UDA/ODM, Ford-K, UDM, KANU, and other coalition parties’ 2027-2032 candidate is President Ruto. It’s time for President Ruto to officially take over the ODM Party and lead a joint ticket in 2027," he said.
Jhanda also took a swipe Sifuna, accusing him of misrepresenting facts within the party.
"Edwin Sifuna’s era of misrepresenting facts in ODM is over. The party must return to truth, unity, and purpose," he added.
Meanwhile, Kisii Governor Simba Arati echoed a similar sentiment, urging Ruto to consider returning to his former party, ODM.
"The President yesterday said he is going to ensure that ODM remains the party it is. I want to urge him today, you were a founding member of ODM. How I wish that you come back to your former party.
"If you came back to ODM, then we would have you as our flag bearer. If you came back, we would fulfil the promise Baba had a vision for," he said during Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kisii County on Monday.
