{"id":124976,"date":"2025-11-19T13:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/oburu-vows-odm-will-lead-2027-government\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T13:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:05:06","slug":"oburu-vows-odm-will-lead-2027-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/oburu-vows-odm-will-lead-2027-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Oburu vows ODM will lead 2027 government"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 19 \u2013 NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 19 \u2013 Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Oburu Oginga has vowed to lead the party into forming the next government in 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oginga said he has no intention of steering ODM into the opposition, insisting the party will either go it alone or enter a coalition that guarantees a share of power.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to 2027, we are either going to go it alone or we are going to work with parties with which we can negotiate and get a good deal. That is what our party is all about. There is nothing like forming a party to be in the opposition. I\u2019m not going to lead my party to the opposition; I\u2019m going to lead my party to government.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pledged to unite the party and criticised those fueling internal wrangles, even as some youthful members continue to push for his resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who think they can break ODM \u2014 it will never happen in my hands. We shall not allow ODM to be divided. We are going to move forward and make ODM stronger and stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oburu, who was ratified as the new party leader by the National Governing Council on November 13, declared his readiness to steer the party in line with the legacy of his late younger brother.<\/p>\n

EALA MP Winnie Odinga argued that the party\u2019s role in the broad-based government \u2014 previously managed solely by her father, Raila Odinga \u2014 is \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 chart ODM\u2019s political direction going forward.<\/p>\n

Her comments come amid intensifying debate within the party, 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 insist that ODM must consult its grassroots before taking a definitive position.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, ODM-aligned Cabinet Secretaries and senior officials maintain that Raila personally instructed them to continue supporting the broad-based government, saying the stance honours his final political wish.<\/p>\n

With Raila Odinga\u2019s passing, ODM now faces a pivotal moment in its 20-year history \u2014 whether to solidify its role in the broad-based government or re-establish itself as the country\u2019s dominant opposition force.<\/p>\n

Oburu, at the centre of the party\u2019s transition, has pledged to uphold Raila\u2019s legacy while steering ODM through its most defining internal debate yet.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 19 \u2013 NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 19 \u2013 Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Oburu Oginga has vowed to lead the party into forming the next government in 2027. Oginga said he has no intention of steering ODM into the opposition, insisting the party will either go it alone or enter a coalition […]<\/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-124976","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\/124976","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=124976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}