{"id":118368,"date":"2025-07-18T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/odm-ticket-is-all-babu-owino-needs-to-win-nairobi-governor-post-mp-jalango\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:03:12","slug":"odm-ticket-is-all-babu-owino-needs-to-win-nairobi-governor-post-mp-jalango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/odm-ticket-is-all-babu-owino-needs-to-win-nairobi-governor-post-mp-jalango\/","title":{"rendered":"ODM Ticket Is All Babu Owino Needs to Win Nairobi Governor post: MP Jalang\u2019o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 18 \u2013 Lang\u2019ata Member of Parliament Phelix Odiwuor, popularly known as Jalang\u2019o, has thrown his weight behind Embakasi East MP Babu Owino\u2019s gubernatorial ambitions, declaring that Owino is poised to become the next Nairobi governor should he bag the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party ticket.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a lacal radio interview, Jalang\u2019o stated with confidence that Owino\u2019s growing popularity and political influence make him a formidable contender in the capital\u2019s 2027 gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Babu Owino is given the ODM ticket today, he will become governor,\u201d Jalang\u2019o affirmed, adding that even without the party\u2019s nod, Owino would still be a force to reckon with.<\/p>\n<p>The MP went further, suggesting that Babu\u2019s political trajectory could stretch beyond the governorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if he\u2019s not given the ticket, he\u2019ll still cause waves he could even go higher and contest the presidency in 2032, when the seat becomes open after President Ruto finishes his second term,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a bold political forecast, Jalang\u2019o also weighed in on the national political landscape, expressing belief that President William Ruto is likely to secure re-election in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be hard for anyone to remove Ruto right now. He\u2019s on track to win again because, frankly, I haven\u2019t seen anyone who can unseat him yet. That\u2019s why he speaks with such confidence the political field is still his to control,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>If Babu Owino declares his candidacy for the Nairobi gubernatorial race, he is expected to face stiff competition from the incumbent, Governor Johnson Sakaja, who is widely anticipated to defend his seat in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The Embakasi legislator however is yet to declare his intention to run for Nairobi governor seat and retains flexibility\u2014viewing options in 2027 including president, governor, or re-election as MP.<\/p>\n<p>Babu Owino is currently serving his second consecutive term in the National Assembly. He was first elected in 2017 on an ODM ticket.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2022 general election, he successfully defended his seat, defeating his closest rival, UDA\u2019s Francis Mureithi.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Over the years, Babu has built a reputation as a vocal and controversial figure, consistently ranking among the most visible and active MPs in the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 18 \u2013 Lang\u2019ata Member of Parliament Phelix Odiwuor, popularly known as Jalang\u2019o, has thrown his weight behind Embakasi East MP Babu Owino\u2019s gubernatorial ambitions, declaring that Owino is poised to become the next Nairobi governor should he bag the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party ticket. Speaking during a lacal radio interview, Jalang\u2019o [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}