Which way Sifuna? ODM rift widens as party organ signals start of negotiations with Ruto's UDA
ODM Party Leader Oburu Odinga with deputy party leaders Abdulswamad Nassir and Simba Arati, chairperson Gladys Wanga and others at the top leadership meeting held at Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi County, on January 12, 2025.
The ODM Central Management Committee has given party leader Senator Oburu Oginga the go-ahead to officially start negotiations with President William Ruto's UDA ahead of the 2027 General Election.
This was announced by Mr Oginga on Monday following a crisis meeting at Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi. In attendance were party officials including deputy party leaders Abdulswamad Nassir and Simba Arati, and chairperson Gladys Wanga. Notably absent was Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, who is the party's Secretary-General, and his Vihiga counterpart Geoffrey Osotsi, a co-deputy party leader.
