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Biography
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Edwin Sifuna
Meet
Edwin Sifuna
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Edwin Sifuna was born on May 22, 1982 in Kakamega County to working class parents. His father was a civil servant with the defunct Municipal Council and his mother, a now-retired teacher from Moi Primary School in Bungoma. He has two brothers and two sisters and family is at the core of who Sifuna is.
Growing up, Sifuna grew up witnessing the hardships that plague many Kenyans currently, that of inadequate resources, inequality based on which part of the country you came from, limited job or economic opportunities, oppression for those who could not stand up for themselves… the list goes on. It struck Sifuna as unfair and lit a silent fire within him to want to do better, be better and in future, be a voice that could not be ignored.
He started his formal education at Kakamega Township Primary School and later on joined Musingu High School where he obtained his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. Thereafter, he pursued a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi, graduating in 2006. He then pursued a Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law in 2007 and was admitted to the Roll of Advocates in 2008.
Personal Life
Edwin Sifuna’s values of hard work, integrity, credibility and honesty were instilled in him while growing up within a staunch Catholic background. He is a baptized Catholic Church member.
Sifuna passionately believes in creating conducive environments for women and youth to thrive especially in politics and leadership. In his current position as ODM Secretary-General, he is the champion for the “He for She” project that is being implemented by the party’s Women League. Recently, through this platform, he was able to secure funding to support female aspirants seeking elective positions in the National Assembly.
Also, having been actively involved in politics from a young age to the extent of being appointed the Secretary General of one of the largest political parties in Kenya at the age of 34 years, he understands the challenges that young people face in politics and that is why he is a supporter and a champion of youth issues.
Sifuna is a happily married man blessed with a beautiful daughter.
When he is not working in his political or legal capacity, he enjoys catching up on football and is an ardent supporter of AFC Leopards and Chelsea Football Clubs.
Personal Life
Edwin Sifuna’s values of hard work, integrity, credibility and honesty were instilled in him while growing up within a staunch Catholic background. He is a baptized Catholic Church member.
Sifuna passionately believes in creating conducive environments for women and youth to thrive especially in politics and leadership. In his current position as ODM Secretary-General, he is the champion for the “He for She” project that is being implemented by the party’s Women League. Recently, through this platform, he was able to secure funding to support female aspirants seeking elective positions in the National Assembly.
Also, having been actively involved in politics from a young age to the extent of being appointed the Secretary General of one of the largest political parties in Kenya at the age of 34 years, he understands the challenges that young people face in politics and that is why he is a supporter and a champion of youth issues.
Sifuna is a happily married man blessed with a beautiful daughter.
When he is not working in his political or legal capacity, he enjoys playing PS, watching football and is an ardent supporter of AFC Leopards and Chelsea Football Clubs.
Political Journey
Sifuna’s entry into politics came after he voted for the Kenyan Constitution in 2020; hopeful that it would be the start of a better future for Kenyans. However, he soon realised through interaction with the grassroot level community, that people were actively frustrating the implementation of the constitution, in particular the principle and practice of devolution. This is one of the key reasons that pushed him to join politics.
Throughout 2013 to 2016, he was a member of the Coalition for Reforms & Democracy (CORD) as a Technical/Advisory Committee Member. From 2016 to 2021, he served in the same capacity but now as a member of the National Super Alliance (NASA).
In the 2017 General Elections, he vied for Nairobi Senator putting up a spirited fight and emerged as the first runners-up with a very thin margin between the incumbent and himself. His efforts put him in a new political spotlight propelling him to the seat of Secretary-General for the Orange Democratic Movement Party, a position he holds up to date.
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I’m passionate about youth and women empowerment and have sponsored numerous ID and voter registration exercises for youth. I have assisted numerous youth and women groups with legal registration by waiving legal fees."
Legal Career
From the onset, he has had a high sense of right and wrong which is what led him to pursue a Bachelor of Laws degree. Right after his admission to the Roll of Advocates, he joined Magnate Ventures Limited as the Legal Affairs Manager for about three years. He was also the Legal & Administration Officer of Mini Group of Companies for about a year. Whereafter he opened his law fimr and became the managing partner at E.Sifuna & Associates Advocates in Nairobi up to date.
As a member of the Law Society of Kenya, amongst other achievements, he has been instrumental in bringing change to the LSK through the OkoaLSK which brought power back to the membership, accountability & surplus. He was also instrumental as one of the key team members in the case that represented doctors and to end the impasse.
Legal Career
From the onset, Sifuna has had a high sense of right and wrong which is what led him to pursue a Bachelor of Laws degree. Right after his admission to the Roll of Advocates, he joined Magnate Ventures Limited as the Legal Affairs Manager for about three years. He was also the Legal & Administration Officer of Mini Group of Companies for about a year. Thereafter, he opened his law firm and has been the managing partner at E. Sifuna & Associates Advocates in Nairobi up to date.
As a member of the Law Society of Kenya, amongst other achievements, he has been instrumental in bringing change to the LSK through the OkoaLSK initiative which brought power back to the membership, accountability & surplus. He has also served on the LSK Public Interest, Legal Aid/Human Rights Committee as Convener.
Sifuna was also instrumental as one of the key team members that represented doctors in the bid to end the impasse with the National Government in 2017.