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Orengo Sets Four Conditions for Reconciliation with ODM Leader Oburu
Siaya Governor James Orengo has laid out four stringent conditions for reconciliation with ODM party leader Dr Oburu Oginga, signaling a deepening rift within the Orange Democratic Movement. The dispute impacts the party's direction in the post-Raila Odinga era. At the same time, ODM party leader Oburu Oginga is facing significant internal challenges within his faction, with a recent rally exposing rifts where key officials were absent, highlighting management disputes. Meanwhile, the ODM splinter group Linda Mwananchi, led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, is expanding its national outreach beyond traditional ODM strongholds and targeting vote-rich regions like Mt Kenya as part of its 2027 election strategy.
Gachagua Opposes Ebola Quarantine Facility in Laikipia County
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has strongly opposed the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Laikipia County, claiming it is a plot to harm the Mount Kenya community. Separately, Gachagua, through the Democracy for the Citizen Party (DCP), is urging Kenyans to reject the proposed 2026-27 budget, citing it as punitive and disconnected from the country's economic realities. Earlier, outspoken former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter re-entered active politics, forming an alliance with the Linda Mwananchi faction of the Orange Party to challenge President William Ruto's UDA party in the Rift Valley ahead of the 2027 general election.
