Inside 120 days of turmoil in ODM
Orange party finds itself in unfamiliar territory without the man who defined it for two decades...
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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is in turmoil following the dramatic removal of secretary-general Edwin Sifuna, highlighting deep internal divisions 122 days after the death of party founder Raila Odinga. This internal contest threatens to tear apart one of Kenya's most enduring political parties.
- The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) temporarily barred ODM from removing Sifuna, freezing the power struggle.
- The dispute centres on whether ODM should cooperate with President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) or remain an opposition force.
- Party leader Dr. Oburu Oginga's faction supports working with Ruto, while Sifuna and Siaya Governor James Orengo oppose it.
- The National Executive Committee (NEC) resolved to oust Sifuna, a move his allies, including East African Legislative Assembly MP Winnie Odinga, deem irregular.
- Sifuna claims his "crime" was opposing schemes to support President Ruto's re-election, a stance he believes Raila Odinga would have understood.
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