{"id":124750,"date":"2025-11-15T07:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/orengo-dismisses-idiotic-broad-based-alliance-push-by-rutos-odm-ministers\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T07:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:16:14","slug":"orengo-dismisses-idiotic-broad-based-alliance-push-by-rutos-odm-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/orengo-dismisses-idiotic-broad-based-alliance-push-by-rutos-odm-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Orengo dismisses \u2018idiotic\u2019 broad-based alliance push by Ruto\u2019s ODM ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 \u2014 Siaya Governor James Orengo has dismissed as \u201cidiotic\u201d the push by ODM Cabinet ministers serving in President William Ruto\u2019s government to craft a broad-based political alliance with the UDA leader, insisting the party will not negotiate with Ruto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Addressing party youth during a youth event of ODM\u2019s anniversary celebrations in Mombasa on Friday, Orengo warned that efforts by some leaders to steer the party toward a 2027 coalition with President Ruto\u2019s administration were reckless and risked erasing ODM\u2019s identity and history.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the proposals undermine the movement\u2019s founding values and distort its mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dare say, Ruto needs ODM \u2014 not the other way round. Some people in the party are behaving as if ODM needs Ruto. I have nothing to fear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Orengo challenged leaders he accused of attempting to drag the party into government through the backdoor, cautioning that such maneuvers betray ODM\u2019s principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t be a party of cowards. When ODM starts saying we will be in government or form the next government through deals, you must decide what you really want,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded members that ODM was founded through struggle and sacrifice, not political bargaining meant to secure positions and proximity to power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cODM is a party of the people, by the people, for the people. If we forget the poor and the jobless, ODM will die,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>Calling on youth to take a more assertive role in defending the party\u2019s ideals, Orengo recalled his own early political activism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 30, I brought a motion to impeach President Moi in the one-party era because we wanted accountable government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further invoked Raila Odinga\u2019s legacy, warning that the party would betray its roots if it abandoned the values the former Prime Minister championed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaila is bigger than Kenyatta, bigger than Moi, bigger than Kibaki, bigger than Uhuru and bigger than Ruto. ODM must protect what he built,\u201d Orengo stated.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the 2027 presidential contest, Orengo insisted that ODM must field its own candidate rather than rely on uncertain alliances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf ODM cannot produce a presidential candidate, then which party can? We either fight for the people or we surrender \u2014 and ODM was not built to surrender,\u201d he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 \u2014 Siaya Governor James Orengo has dismissed as \u201cidiotic\u201d the push by ODM Cabinet ministers serving in President William Ruto\u2019s government to craft a broad-based political alliance with the UDA leader, insisting the party will not negotiate with Ruto. 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