Edwin Sifuna
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22nd, 1982 |
| GENDER | Male |
| OCCUPATION | Politician, Lawyer |
Biography
Edwin Sifuna was born in Mumias, Kakamega county in 1982.
Educational Background
Sifuna’s early education began at Kakamega Township Primary School before continuing his studies at Musingu High School where he completed his KCSE exams.
Afterwards, he pursued a Bachelor of Law from the University of Nairobi graduating in 2006. Subsequently, he obtained his Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law in 2007.
He finished his pupillage at Kairu & McCourt Advocates in Nairobi and then joined the Roll of Advocates in 2008.
Political Career of Edwin Sifuna
Edwin joined politics in 2013 when he became the Technical/Advisory Committee Member for the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) for three years before joining NASA in the same capacity.
In the 2017 Kenyan general election, he vied for the Kanduyi Constituency however, he was unsuccessful following an elimination at the ODM primaries by John Makali.
Sifuna vied for the Nairobi Senatorial seat under Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), in the same year and came second to Johnson Sakaja garnering 674,056 votes (42,51%) against 811,826 votes (51,20%).
However, in February 2018, Sifuna was appointed as the Secretary-General of the ODM party, succeeding Ababu Namwamba. He holds the position to date.
Thereafter, he was elected as the Vice-chair of the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) in 2019.
Edwin vied for the Nairobi Senatorial seat in 2022, and secured victory with 716,876. As such, he assumed the position of deputy minority whip in the Senate, In February 2023.
Far from politics, he is an active member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and has been part of high-profile legal cases involving politicians associated with Raila Odinga.
His presence in Kenyan politics and law is significant, given his career characterized by a combination of legal proficiency and political savvy.
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