ODM faces uncertain future nearly a year after Raila Odinga’s death
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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has been navigating turbulent waters since the death of its founding leader, the late Raila Odinga, nearly a year ago.
In that time, internal divisions have deepened, with the party cracking the whip against members who defied its position to support President William Ruto’s government. Now, in a potentially historic departure, ODM has signalled it may not field a presidential candidate for the first time in its 21-year history.
It was a split that seemed inevitable following the death of ODM’s founding leader, the late Raila Amollo Odinga.
