What happened at the so-called grassroots consultation meeting was no innocent mistake. It was a clear and deliberate act of political defiance. The conspicuous absence of senior figures from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)—including James Orengo, Anyang’ Nyong’o, Paul Otiende Amollo, Edwin Sifuna, Babu Owino, Ruth Odinga, Winnie Odinga, Ole Kina, Hassan Joho, Amos Wako, and ODM MPs from Busia County—sent a chilling message. This was not coincidence. It was a direct snub to party authority.
Let’s speak plainly. This was a calculated boycott, not an oversight. It exposed a party struggling to enforce discipline, grappling with open defiance, and losing control of its own ranks. When senior leaders deliberately stay away from a forum meant to unite and energize the grassroots, it signals something deeply wrong at the core. It points to eroding trust, internal rebellion, and a leadership structure under strain.
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