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A resurfaced video from years ago shows President William Ruto vowing to discipline Edwin Sifuna, casting his recent ouster as the calculated fulfillment of a long-held political vendetta.

In the ruthless theatre of Kenyan politics, memory is the only weapon sharper than a knife. Following the dramatic ouster of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna from his powerful perch as ODM Secretary General, a chilling video has resurfaced from the archives, revealing President William Ruto—then Deputy President—making a solemn vow to "discipline" the firebrand senator.
The footage, now spreading like wildfire across social media platforms, is not merely a historical curiosity; it is the smoking gun of a long-con game played at the highest levels of state power. In the clip, a visibly agitated Ruto dresses down Sifuna with the menacing calm of a mob boss, warning him to "slow down a bit." The ultimatum was stark: "If you push me hard, I will call a meeting of the founding members of the party and discipline you." Today, that discipline has been meted out with surgical precision.
Sifuna’s removal is being painted by party insiders as an internal restructuring, but the resurfaced tape suggests a darker narrative: the fulfillment of a long-standing political vendetta. Sifuna, known for his acerbic tongue and unyielding defense of the opposition, had long been a thorn in the side of the ruling elite. His dismissal is not just a loss of a job; it is a public defenestration designed to silence one of the few remaining voices of dissent in the capital.
For observers of the country’s dynastic politics, this is a masterclass in patience. Ruto did not strike when the heat was high; he waited until the political winds had shifted, until the handshake between the opposition and the government had softened the ground. Sifuna, perhaps believing himself untouchable as the voice of Nairobi, failed to see the trap closing around him.
As the dust settles, the message to other aspiring firebrands is clear: The memory of the state is long, and its reach is infinite. Sifuna played the game of noise; Ruto played the game of time. In the end, as the prophecy foretold, discipline was administered not in the streets, but in the boardroom, leaving Sifuna to ponder his future from the cold outside of the party sanctum.
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