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Night of long knives: Inside Ruto-ODM Kilgoris power pact meeting

When Suna East MP Junet Mohamed hosted President William Ruto in Suna East. [Junet Mohamed, X]

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) — the party former Prime Minister Raila Odinga built through blood, sweat and tears — is at a crossroads as senior party figures pursue a pre-election pact ahead of 2027 with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

This follows revelations that President Ruto hosted senior ODM leaders at his Kilgoris home on Christmas Day to seal a deal that now awaits endorsement by the party’s National Delegates Conference next month.

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