Orengo rules out ODM exit, hints at major party developments
Siaya Governor James Orengo has dismissed claims that he is planning to leave the ODM through the dissident Linda Mwananchi faction, saying the group remains firmly within the Party...
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Siaya Governor James Orengo has denied plans to leave the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), clarifying that the Linda Mwananchi faction operates within the party. He hinted at significant developments within ODM in the coming months.
- The Linda Mwananchi faction is a caucus within ODM, not a separate party.
- Orengo warned that a formal coalition with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) could diminish ODM's popularity.
- He stated that ODM is owed over Sh12 billion by the state and criticized the current broad-based government arrangement as lacking legal backing.
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