{"id":123783,"date":"2025-10-27T14:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/odm-pledges-to-uphold-railas-values-enhance-unity-among-members\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:12:28","slug":"odm-pledges-to-uphold-railas-values-enhance-unity-among-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/odm-pledges-to-uphold-railas-values-enhance-unity-among-members\/","title":{"rendered":"ODM pledges to uphold Raila\u2019s values, enhance unity among members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has pledged to uphold the values and ideals championed by its late leader, Raila Odinga, as the party begins a new chapter following his passing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the Central Committee\u2019s inaugural meeting after Odinga\u2019s death in Nairobi, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said the party would continue to defend the moral and democratic principles that defined Odinga\u2019s decades-long political career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our moral duty to continue with that struggle for the moral ideals for which the late Raila stood for,\u201d said Sifuna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe struggle for good governance, greater freedoms, and wider democratic space is a lifelong undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sifuna emphasized the party\u2019s commitment to unity as the best way to honor the former Prime Minister\u2019s towering legacy, even as internal divisions threaten to unsettle ODM ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes amid growing tension within the party, with a youthful faction led by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino reportedly positioning itself to take over ODM\u2019s leadership and regional dominance in Luo Nyanza.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the party installed Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga as its interim party leader, following the death of his brother and founding ODM leader, Raila Odinga.<\/p>\n<p>The move, ratified by the National Executive Council (NEC), was meant to ensure continuity and preserve the Odinga family\u2019s symbolic leadership during the transition.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NEC, Oburu will guide the party through consultations on reorganization, its engagement with the ruling Kenya Kwanza administration, and preparations for the 20th ODM anniversary celebrations slated for Mombasa next month.<\/p>\n<p>As ODM navigates its most delicate transition since its formation in 2005, party leaders say their focus remains on protecting Odinga\u2019s legacy and strengthening internal democracy in readiness for the next electoral cycle.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27 \u2013 The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has pledged to uphold the values and ideals championed by its late leader, Raila Odinga, as the party begins a new chapter following his passing. Speaking after the Central Committee\u2019s inaugural meeting after Odinga\u2019s death in Nairobi, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said the party [&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-123783","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\/123783","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=123783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123783\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}