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September 27, 2025
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Will ODM survive Gusii revolt as MPs plot a walkout?

Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi declared that the boycott was deliberate and a reflection of ODM’s dwindling influence in Kisii. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is facing a potential revolt in Gusii as six MPs from the region boycotted the party's 20th-anniversary celebrations, signaling possible defections before the 2027 elections.
- All six Gusii MPs, including Senator Richard Onyonka and MPs Anthony Kibagendi, Patrick Osero, Daniel Manduku, Clive Gisairo, and Obadiah Barongo, deliberately skipped the event.
- The legislators cited ODM leader Raila Odinga’s shifting posture toward President William Ruto as a major source of discontent.
- ODM’s national popularity, according to an August TIFA survey, has dropped to 28 percent, down from over 40 percent before the 2022 elections, with support also softening in Kisii where Odinga secured about 65 percent of the presidential vote in 2022.
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