Rogue SGs: Thin line between loose tongues and party positions

ODM Central Committee during a press briefing after a meeting in Nairobi on July 29th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Several secretaries general of political parties have usurped the powers of their institutions and become a power unto themselves.

A secretary general is the official spokesperson, conveying the formal stand of a party as directed by its organs, including the National Executive Council, Central Management Committee, or the National Delegates Council (NDC).