Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which has dominated Kenya's opposition politics for the last 17 years, is facing an implosion which now threatens its future.
The party is in the middle of a crisis triggered by cries of betrayal and bad blood between some of the party's old guard and a group of restless youthful leaders who want to take over.
At the centre of the current spat is the sharing of parliamentary committee leadership positions even as the party has scheduled a Parliamentary Group meeting next week.
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