NAIROBI — Barely five months after Raila Amollo Odinga’s death in October 2025, the Orange Democratic Movement stood visibly fractured on Friday, March 27, 2026. Two rival factions held simultaneous conventions in the capital, each claiming to be the authentic custodian of “Baba’s” legacy.
The contrast was stark. At Jamhuri Grounds, Raila’s brother Oburu Oginga presided over a formal Special Delegates Convention marked by orderly proceedings and strategic forward-planning. Across town at the historic Ufungamano House, the self-styled “Linda Mwananchi” group — led by embattled Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna, Siaya Governor James Orengo and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino — staged a more passionate “People’s National Delegates Conference” amid police standoffs and emotional appeals.
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