Kenyan politics just took another explosive twist as Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna boldly called out President William Ruto for the shocking crackdown on Butere Girls High School and the government's growing intolerance of truth spoken through art. In a fiery public address, Sifuna didn’t mince his words — accusing the president of weaponizing state machinery to silence the youth, criminalize creativity, and betray the spirit of the handshake that once promised unity, inclusion, and national healing.
Sifuna, a key figure in the ODM party and an unapologetic voice of the people, tore into the regime for its blatant oppression and hypocrisy. “When schoolgirls with scripts are treated like enemies of the state, we must ask ourselves — who is the real threat to democracy?” he said to thunderous applause. The senator went further, blasting the administration for failing to uphold the spirit of the handshake, which many Kenyans had hoped would usher in a new era of political maturity and people-first governance.
But Ruto is reportedly livid. Inside sources reveal the president has threatened Sifuna with disciplinary action — even suggesting his expulsion from ODM, a move many view as ironic, considering ODM’s founding principles of justice and free expression. Could this be the start of a full-blown political fallout? Is Sifuna positioning himself as the voice of a new opposition front? One thing’s for sure: the storm has only begun to brew. Watch closely — because what’s unfolding isn’t just a clash of egos, it’s a battle for the soul of Kenya’s democracy.
