Alai’s criticism after one comes after the Central Committee meeting that demanded respectful obedience among its coalition partner, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
In a detailed statement of his social media handles on Friday, April 17, 2026, Alai has asserted that even though ODM publicly presents itself as a champion of discipline, justice and political respect, there is a different story of its practice in its internal affairs, which is characterised by allegations of selective application of rules and the unresolved leadership wrangles.
“Yesterday, the ODM Central Committee issued a statement demanding respect from the UDA party. First, the meeting was not about what was mentioned in the press statement. The Central Committee spent 4 of the 6 hours they met discussing one individual the party chairman hates.
“I wonder if the Party Chairman really values expanding opportunities, ne jowa. If she is, why is she so personal in her hatred toward an individual? I laughed. Not because the demand is wrong – UDA should respect its coalition partners. But because the hypocrisy is so thick, you could cut it with a panga,” Alai stated.
Alai has said that the recent ODM Central Committee statement that they are asking UDA to respect them is not indicative of what was discussed in the meeting.
According to him, a significant part of the six-hour meeting was characterised by in-house political differences and individual differences, other than the coalition matters as expressed in the official message.
This, according to him, brings up issues of discrepancies between what ODM says publicly and how it makes decisions internally.
Youth leadership controversy
One of the main arguments of Alai is the youth leadership at ODM. He wonders why the party still indulges characters in the youth leadership, yet in his opinion, the youth fall within the constitutional age bracket of youth as stipulated under Article 260 of the Constitution of Kenya (18-35 years old).
According to him, such contradictions leave ODM with no credibility when it comes to dealing with other political parties on governance and accountability issues.
The Central Committee of ODM highlighted that there would be no favours in future nominations, which were going to be free and fair.
Alai, however, disputes this stand, claiming that internal problems have long existed, which points to the selectivity in the application of party rules. He asserts that not rectifying certain leadership issues in the past is against the publicly declared equal enforcement of its rules by the party.
The MCA also challenges the validity of future youth conventions that are scheduled in various counties, contending that the leadership in young structures ought to be based strictly on the constitutional definition of youth.
He cautions that a lack of match between leadership and the eligibility requirements will lead to the rejection of the real youth in the party, who constitute a large section of the ODM grassroots support system.
Internal grievances and responsibility
Alai further criticises internal communication channels in ODM, claiming that formal complaints that he submitted several months ago have not been followed up.
He says that this silence compromises confidence in internal dispute resolution mechanisms of the party and also compromises accountability systems.
The MCA also compares the disciplinary measures that ODM has taken against some of its members to what he calls the tolerance of other long-standing internal violations.
He says that the discriminatory application of discipline undermines the moral authority of the party to control behaviours within the party and outside.
Call for internal reform
Alai concludes that internal consistency is the first step in political credibility. He claims that ODM should initially resolve its own governance and leadership hypocrisies before it can insist on respect among coalition members or the larger political environment.
The internal reforms he cautions are without statements that are made publicly, which would be perceived as not in accordance with practice.
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