National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s Ford Kenya party and other Kenya Kwanza affiliates have expressed confidence in the looming UDA-ODM coalition deal despite unease in the ruling alliance. Wetang’ula said they do not feel threatened and were among Kenya Kwanza partners who encouraged President William Ruto to reach out to Raila Odinga, the then ODM…
Siaya Governor James Orengo, a longtime confidant of Orange Democratic Movement founder Raila Odinga, has openly sided with the party’s anti-Ruto faction, escalating internal divisions that threaten to reshape the opposition giant’s future. Speaking at a Pentecostal Assemblies of God church service in Dagoretti North on Sunday, January 25, 2026, Orengo heaped praise on ODM…
Orange Democratic Movement party leader Oburu Oginga has definitively ruled out withdrawing from the broad-based government arrangement, signaling the party’s intention to formalize structured negotiations with the United Democratic Alliance ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking amid deepening internal divisions within ODM, the Siaya senator emphasized that abandoning the government partnership would contradict the…
The opposition Orange Democratic Movement could throw its weight behind President William Ruto’s re-election bid in 2027, a senior party official said Wednesday, in remarks that underscore Kenya’s fluid political landscape. Suna East MP Junet Mohamed told Citizen TV that ODM’s support for the president remains contingent on the success of ongoing political negotiations between…
Orange Democratic Movement party leader Oburu Oginga has challenged critics questioning the legitimacy of his leadership to confront him directly at the party’s upcoming National Delegates Conference, which he promised to convene soon. Speaking at a funeral in Siaya County on Friday, Oburu dismissed claims that he was not validly elected, asserting that the NDC…
Oburu Oginga, leader of Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement, has rejected persistent rumours that the opposition party has been sold to President William Ruto, declaring that the party is “too big and costly” for anyone to buy and asserting that he would be its automatic presidential candidate in 2027 should the party run independently. Speaking to…
Winnie Odinga, a prominent member of Kenya’s main opposition Orange Democratic Movement and daughter of the late leader Raila Odinga, on Saturday rejected suggestions of deep divisions within the party, saying disagreements are a healthy part of democracy in a large political organization. Speaking to reporters in Gatanga, Murang’a County, the East African Legislative Assembly…
Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement is pushing for a bigger stake in President William Ruto government, with senior officials openly eyeing the deputy president position as the price for continued support ahead of the 2027 elections. Oburu signals long-term deal Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, who now leads Orange Democratic Movement after the death of his brother…
Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday declared the end of an era for the Orange Democratic Movement in the capital’s cutthroat politics. Speaking at a thanksgiving service for his Democracy for Citizens Party recent by-election win, Gachagua painted a bold vision of his upstart outfit, allied with veteran politician Kalonzo Musyoka Wiper party,…
Twenty-seven-year-old Boyd Ong’ondo Were, son of the late former Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were, has been declared winner of Thursday’s parliamentary by-election in the western Kenya constituency, delivering a strong victory for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Returning officer Rebecca Abwaku announced the final results at the Oyugis tallying centre early Friday, stating that Were polled…
