Oburu Oginga appointed acting ODM Party leader
Oburu Oginga appointed acting ODM Party leader
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has announced the appointment of Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga as the Acting Party Leader following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
In a statement on Thursday, October 16, the party confirmed that the decision was made during a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), which unanimously agreed to have Oburu take up the leadership role in an acting capacity.
“The National Executive Committee (NEC) has this morning met and unanimously endorsed the designation of the Senator of Siaya County Dr. Oburu Oginga as the Acting Party Leader. This appointment takes effect immediately,” ODM said in its statement.
Oburu, who is Raila’s elder brother, has long been a key figure within ODM, often playing an advisory role in party affairs.
For instance, earlier in the year, Oburu criticized Siaya Governor James Orengo over his remarks on the broad-based government, urging him to leave if dissatisfied.
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Speaking in Migori on Sunday, May 4, he expressed disappointment in Orengo’s apparent dissent, noting that ODM’s decision to join the broad-based government was a collective party resolution.
“I come from Siaya, and I’m pained when Governor James Orengo stands up and says he just wants to talk the truth, what truth? He’s annoyed, and I don’t know with whom?”
“We are in the broad-based government, not as individuals but as a result of a resolution by the ODM party. Those who are annoyed, who think that this broad-based government is not right, they’re vomiting on us from within. Why don’t they get out?” he posed.
While speaking in Siaya on Wednesday, April 30, Orengo expressed that he was willing to organise demonstrations or go back to jail, accusing the government of being ineffective.
“Unless we are prepared to fight for what is in the Constitution as a matter of right, Kenya is going to lose direction. I am ready to go back to jail, I am prepared to go back on the streets. This is not a country to be proud of,” he said.
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