ODM split widens as Sifuna-led wing vows to contest 2027 presidency

The rift within ODM has deepened after a faction associated with Sifuna insisted it would field a presidential candidate in 2027, while Oburu’s camp pledged to support Ruto...

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A significant rift has emerged within Kenya's ODM Party, with one faction led by Secretary General Edwin Sifuna vowing to field a presidential candidate in 2027. This stance directly contradicts another camp, associated with Oburu Oginga, which has pledged support for President William Ruto.

The division is centered on the interpretation of the late party leader Raila Odinga's final wishes regarding the party's future political direction.
Sifuna's team claims Odinga wanted ODM to present its own candidate for the presidency.
Oburu's faction maintains that Odinga left them in a broad-based arrangement requiring them to support the current president.

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