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April 19, 2026
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ODM Coast leaders meet amid growing tension in broad-based government

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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