Oburu declares ODM won't field presidential candidate, endorses Ruto
ODM leader Oburu Oginga has publicly declared that the party will not field a presidential candidate in the next General Election...
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ODM party leader Oburu Oginga has officially declared that the party will not field a presidential candidate in the upcoming General Election. Instead, ODM will support President William Ruto's re-election bid.
- ODM will not present its own presidential candidate.
- Oburu Oginga, ODM party leader, made the announcement.
- The decision follows consultations and is based on Ruto's inclusion of ODM members in government and development projects in the Nyanza region.
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