ODM Coast leaders meet amid growing tension in broad-based government
ODM deputy party leader Abdulswamad Nassir convened a meeting of Coast elected leaders, a gathering that insiders say laid bare the region’s growing impatience ahead of the polls...
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ODM Coast leaders met in Vipingo, Kilifi County, on April 18, 2026, to express growing impatience with the broad-based government and assert the region's political worth ahead of the 2027 General Election.
- Leaders pushed for ODM to run an independent campaign, protecting its seats and negotiating from a position of strength.
- Key figures involved include ODM deputy party leader and Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sharrif Nassir and UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar.
- The consensus is that ODM, particularly the Coast, possesses the organizational depth, electoral numbers, and political legitimacy to define the terms for 2027, refusing to be diminished into a regional outfit.
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ODM Coast Leaders Meet in Kilifi Over Government Impatience - April 2026
ODM Coast leaders convened in Vipingo, Kilifi County, on April 18, 2026, to express growing impatience with the broad-based government and assert the region's political worth ahead of the 2027 General Election. At the same time, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and other leaders declared themselves 'ODM orphans,' stating they are charting a new political path after feeling rejected and humiliated within the Orange Democratic Movement. The Linda Mwananchi movement, associated with ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna and Siaya Governor James Orengo, is also strategizing for the 2027 polls with a dual approach of grassroots mobilization while keeping presidential ambitions open. Meanwhile, President William Ruto is reportedly employing a strategy to weaken ODM by exploiting these internal divisions.
