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How Orange bigwigs made compromises to steady Raila’s party

At the center of the ODM crack was whether the party should back President William Ruto’s 2027 re-election or limit their cooperation to broad-based.

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by LUKE AWICH

News29 October 2025 - 04:58
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ODM leaders during a press briefing on the state of the ODM after the demise of the party leader, the late prime minister Raila Odinga at DusitPrincess hotel, Nairobi on October 27, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

ODM bigwigs were on Monday forced to make a tactical retreat and abandon their hard line positions to save the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s party from disintegration.

Following Raila’s death, the 20-year-old party almost imploded as factions within its leadership pulled in opposite directions.

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