{"id":130846,"date":"2026-02-12T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/we-will-unlock-the-mystery-behinds-raila-death-orengo-vows-as-he-hits-out-at-ruto-over-odm-wrangles\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:03:05","slug":"we-will-unlock-the-mystery-behinds-raila-death-orengo-vows-as-he-hits-out-at-ruto-over-odm-wrangles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/we-will-unlock-the-mystery-behinds-raila-death-orengo-vows-as-he-hits-out-at-ruto-over-odm-wrangles\/","title":{"rendered":"We will unlock the mystery behinds Raila death, Orengo vows as he hits out at Ruto over ODM wrangles"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 12 \u2013 Siaya Governor <\/strong>James Orengo<\/strong> has described the circumstances surrounding the death of opposition leader Raila Odinga<\/strong> as a mystery, vowing that the truth will eventually be uncovered.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press briefing, Orengo said those responsible for Odinga\u2019s death are still silent but expressed confidence that accountability will eventually be achieved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said in the presence of President Daniel Moi that they killed Raila Odinga, and I want to say without fear of contradiction that the death of Raila Odinga, which is still a mystery to all of us, those who bear the responsibility are out there and are silent about it,\u201d Orengo declared.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that one day we will determine the circumstances that Raila Odinga passed away. That must be an objective that we must achieve. We will unlock the mystery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orengo recalled confronting former President Moi over the death of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, saying he had told the late Head of State that \u2018the spirit of Odinga will live on.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I can say the spirit of Raila Odinga will live on,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

The governor also mounted a spirited defence of ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna amid ongoing internal party tensions. He praised Sifuna\u2019s nearly decade-long service to the Orange Democratic Movement, particularly his role in steering the party between the 2017 and 2022 General Elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the entire life of Raila Odinga and the period in which Edwin Sifuna was Secretary General, there\u2019s no single moment that Raila rebuked or criticised Sifuna in public in the discharge of his functions,\u201d Orengo said.<\/p>\n

He dismissed Sifuna\u2019s critics as illegitimate actors meddling in party affairs who have no legitimacy from the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cI shudder to think that people who are mere minions, people who have no legitimacy in the entire republic, can dare talk about Edwin Sifuna. Sifuna speaks for the party and even today he is speaking for the party,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Orengo turned his fire on President William Ruto, accusing him of interfering in ODM\u2019s internal processes. According to the Siaya governor, the President has been convening meetings of party organs while excluding key officials, including Sifuna and another senior party figure, Otsotsi.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem in ODM is President William Ruto and we are asking President Ruto to let ODM go, let ODM alone. He has not taken it hostage; he is in possession of it. He is convening meetings of organs of ODM excluding Sifuna and Otsotsi. Please, please leave ODM alone,\u201d Orengo said.<\/p>\n

Despite the internal wrangles, Orengo maintained that ODM remains the political vehicle through which reforms will be pursued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to fight for reforms using Raila\u2019s political vehicle, ODM, and we will not tire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Odinga died on October 15th while undergoing treatment in India.Official sources have confirmed to Capital FM said \u00a0that he passed on at about 9 pm at a hospital in Koothattukulam in Ernakulam in India following a heart attack.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 12 \u2013 Siaya Governor James Orengo has described the circumstances surrounding the death of opposition leader Raila Odinga as a mystery, vowing that the truth will eventually be uncovered. Speaking at a press briefing, Orengo said those responsible for Odinga\u2019s death are still silent but expressed confidence that accountability will eventually be […]<\/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-130846","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\/130846","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=130846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}