Disquiet in ODM amid claims of sidelining in Sh2bn victims pay
Oburu Oginga complains in public that he was not properly invited to State House function...
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Discontent brewing within Kenya's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has emerged following allegations of being sidelined in the implementation of a Sh2 billion compensation plan for victims of protests. The issue reportedly surfaced during a State House event attended by President William Ruto and senior government officials.
- The compensation fund is part of a 10-point agenda signed between President Ruto and the late Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
- Senator Oburu Oginga, an ODM leader, publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the invitation process, stating he "was not properly invited."
- ODM officials feel their party is being deliberately excluded from taking credit for an initiative they heavily promoted to their supporters.
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