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With Raila poised to exit, Oparanya is angling to take over Western bloc

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ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga and Deputy Party Leader Wycliff Oparanya at Nairobi Kamukunji grounds during the Party recruitment drive on Sunday, February 04, 2024. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Deeper underpinnings attend to Jimi Wanjigi's recent call on Wycliffe Oparanya, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) deputy party leader, to team up with him in 2027 to unseat President William Ruto.

Jimi Wanjigi lays claim to having brought Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto together at a time the duo was facing crimes against humanity charges at The Hague.

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