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Luhya unity bid: ODM’s Wycliffe Oparanya calls on Mudavadi, Wetang’ula to fold their parties

ODM National Governing Council

ODM party leader Raila Odinga(centre) is flanked by his twin deputies Hassan Joho (left) and Wycliffe Oparanya during a National Governing Council meeting at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on April 18. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Mudavadi and Wetang’ula are the highest ranking government officials from Western
  • Past attempts to unite the leaders have been fruitless, Oparanya says
  • Oparanya says the two leaders should unite under one political party.

In a renewed quest for political unity in Western, two senior politicians in the vote-rich region have been urged to fold up their parties and unite to form a formidable team ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Making the call targeted at Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula in Mombasa at the weekend, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) deputy party leader Wycliffe Oparanya said the two leaders should unite under one political party for the sake of the elusive Luhya unity.