KANYADUDI: Why autocracy now ODM party’s greatest challenge

Concerns about the future of ODM have been the subject of debate in public, academic and private discourse ever since the demise of its founding leader, Raila Odinga, on October 15.

Key leaders within the party and its coalition partners have been apprehensive about how the leadership of the country’s largest party navigates the turbulence that naturally sets in upon the departure of a strong leader such as Raila. Leadership struggles will consequently become tense and cause collateral casualties.