{"id":124931,"date":"2025-11-18T14:07:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/odm-life-members-demand-oburus-resignation-as-party-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:07:34","slug":"odm-life-members-demand-oburus-resignation-as-party-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/odm-life-members-demand-oburus-resignation-as-party-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"ODM Life Members demand Oburu\u2019s resignation as Party Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 18 \u2013 A group of ODM life members led by Rachael Tabitha has petitioned the party\u2019s National Elections Board demanding the immediate resignation of Oburu Odinga, accusing him of violating the ODM constitution and undermining internal democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the petition, the members claim Oburu and a select group have ignored due process, sidelined loyal members and breached Article 6.2.2(b) of the party constitution.<\/p>\n

They say the actions threaten ODM\u2019s founding values of transparency, rule of law and accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch conduct erodes public confidence, delegitimizes party organs, and contradicts the very rule of law that ODM has historically championed. ODM was built on the belief that \u2018the safeguarding, and following the constitution and the rule of law.\u2019 Today, many loyal members feel excluded, ignored, and sidelined in the party,\u201d the petitioners said.<\/p>\n

The petitioners are demanding Oburu\u2019s resignation, an urgent National Delegates Convention, and renewed respect for life members\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n

\u201d We demand the convening of an Urgent National Delegates Convention (NDC) to deliberate on the current governance crisis, restore legitimacy to party structures, and reaffirm ODM\u2019s constitutional values,\u201d Tabitha said.<\/p>\n

They have given the National Elections Board 30 days to act or they will resign from the party in protest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the above actions are not undertaken within thirty (30) days from the date of this petition, we, the undersigned Life Members of ODM, shall tender our resignation from the party, as a matter of principle, in protest under The Raila school of thought against the ongoing violation of constitutional order,\u201d the petition read.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the ODM 20th anniversary celebrations in Mombasa on November 15, 2025, Winnie Odinga argued that the broad-based government relationship \u2014 previously managed solely by Raila \u2014 was \u201ccomplicated\u201d and must now be guided by a fresh mandate from ODM members.<\/p>\n

She urged the party to convene a National Delegates Convention (NDC) to determine who should steward ODM\u2019s political direction going forward.<\/p>\n

Her comments come amid intensifying debate within ODM, where leaders are split between maintaining Raila\u2019s cooperative engagement with President Ruto and reasserting the party\u2019s independence ahead of 2027.<\/p>\n

Figures including Siaya Governor James Orengo and ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna have insisted that ODM must consult its grassroots before taking a firm position.<\/p>\n

But ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga said he will address concerns raised by EALA MP Winnie Odinga over the management of the party\u2019s role in the broad-based government away from public forums.<\/p>\n

Oburu said the matter would be handled quietly and respectfully within the Odinga family.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 18 \u2013 A group of ODM life members led by Rachael Tabitha has petitioned the party\u2019s National Elections Board demanding the immediate resignation of Oburu Odinga, accusing him of violating the ODM constitution and undermining internal democracy. In the petition, the members claim Oburu and a select group have ignored due process, […]<\/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-124931","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\/124931","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=124931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}