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Fight for Kenya's opposition as ODM comes out guns blazing

Homabay governor Gladys Wanga makes her speech during the G-7 women empowerment forum at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos town on August 16, 2024. [John Muia, Standard]

The dilemma in Azimio coalition continues to deepen as Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) now maintains a hardline stance that they are in opposition to stay despite appointment of some of their members to Cabinet.

ODM leadership has said it will not accept any continued attempts to use their party leader, Raila Odinga, as a scapegoat, any continued attempt to arm-twist him into endorsing anybody at this stage or to use him as an excuse for the failure of leadership in individual constituent parties.

The party insisted it is the lead party in the opposition and will not only remain so but will continue oversighting government regardless of its members being in government.

This comes against the backdrop of Azimio affiliate parties including Wiper, Jubilee and Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) declaring they are now the face of opposition and will continue pushing for Kenyans' rights without their key partner, ODM.