NAIROBI, Kenya – The ongoing Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Special Delegates Convention (SDC) at Jamhuri Grounds in Nairobi has kicked out Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi as deputy party leader.
Junet Mohamed, the Minority Leader in the National Assembly, announced the move during the SDC held on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Jamhuri Grounds along Ngong Road in Nairobi.
This was after it emerged that Senator Osotsi had no seconder nor proposer, meaning that he couldn’t retain his seat in the Orange party.
“Osotsi was brought here by the National Governing Council (NGC) to become a deputy party leader, but we cannot find a proposer and a seconder here, and so we are going to drop him as the deputy party leader. Senator Godfrey Osotsi has been dropped at the Special Delegates Convention as the deputy party leader of ODM,” Junet said.
Earlier, Senator Osotsi urged President William Ruto to expect a Senegal moment in the forthcoming August 10, 2027, polls.
“Senegal had a president (Macky Sall) who was a dictator; he manipulated political parties and bought the entire parliament, he could pass laws the way he wanted and also manipulated the economy to enrich himself, becoming one of the richest African leaders,” explained Senator Osotsi.
Speaking at a parallel rally convened by embattled ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna at Ufungamano House, Senator Osotsi said that it took the courage of a few leaders who stood firm and ousted Sall from power.
Inside the Senegal revolution
The revolution in Senegal was led by the current prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, a leading opposition figure, who consistently challenged Sall, accusing him of corruption and mismanagement.
“They tried stopping Sonko and even put some trumped-up charges on him, and he was not cleared by the electoral commission,” added Osotsi.
Osotsi recalled that two weeks before the election, Sonko came and declared that the current president (Bassirou Diomaye Faye) should be the candidate of their PASTEF party.
Faye, the fifth and current President of Senegal, assumed office on April 2, 2024. At 44, he became Africa’s youngest elected leader, winning 54% of the vote following his release from detention, promising to fight corruption and prioritise economic sovereignty.
“Faye later became the head of state. And when they won the election, Sall had to leave the country and go into exile in France. That moment is coming,” Osotsi added.
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