Winnie Odinga calls for new ODM NDC to decide party’s approach to broad-based govt
Winnie Odinga calls for new ODM NDC to decide party’s approach to broad-based govt
Winnie Odinga has proposed the formation of a fresh National Delegates Conference (NDC) within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to determine who will take charge of managing the party’s relationship with the broad-based government.
Speaking during ODM’s 20th anniversary celebrations at the Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa on Saturday, November 15, 2025, Winnie Odinga explained that the management of the relationship between ODM and the Kenya Kwanza government had previously been entrusted solely to Raila Odinga because of its complexity.
“I want to tell party leaders that when it came to the matter of the broad-based government, the people of ODM had entrusted only one person with the management of that relationship, and that person was Raila Odinga,” Winnie said.
Winnie raised concerns over those taking it upon themselves to handle the relationship in his absence and emphasised that it is a matter for the party members to decide.
She therefore called for a fresh NDC to formally select the person or team who will oversee and manage the engagement with the broad-based government going forward.
She noted that the conference would provide the party a platform to make collective decisions and ensure that leadership roles and strategic responsibilities are managed transparently and according to party structures.
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“That relationship is complicated, and we are now wondering about those taking it upon themselves to manage it in his absence. I do not think this is a question for me to answer; it is a question for the people of ODM to decide. That is why I am requesting a fresh National Delegates Conference to see who the party will pick to manage that relationship,” Winnie said.
Winnie also expressed gratitude to the party chair and organising committee for allowing her to speak during the celebrations.
She acknowledged the emotional weight of the occasion, noting that the day marked exactly one month since the passing of former party leader Raila Odinga.
She said that she felt a sense of peace that allowed the party to move forward after his death.
“I did not know I would be speaking today. When I was seated earlier, I realised that today, November 15, marks exactly one month since Raila left us. I want to thank our party chair and the organising committee of this event for allowing me, for the first time, to release some tears, not tears of pain, but tears of hope and peace, and to feel that we can now move forward after Raila’s passing,” Winnie said.
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