ODM faces uncertain future nearly a year after Raila Odinga’s death

The 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.

Just four months after Raila’s death, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna emerged as the first major casualty, as ODM’s top brass cracked the whip against members who defied the party line to support President William Ruto’s broad-based government.

Source: Citizen Digital