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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