Kenya: Raila Odinga’s ODM faces unity test in regional election

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Kenya: Raila Odinga’s ODM faces unity test in regional election
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The strength and unity of Kenya’s main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will be put to the test on Saturday when it holds the much-anticipated regional elections to choose new leaders, nearly a decade after a similar exercise ended in chaos.

A supporter of Kenya’s Opposition leader Raila Odinga walks past his election posters before the Azimio la Umoja rally in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya, 10 December 2021.

The strength and unity of Kenya’s main opposition Orange Democratic Movement will be put to the test on Saturday when it holds the much-anticipated regional elections to choose new leaders, nearly a decade after a similar exercise ended in chaos. The Orange Democratic Movement , led by opposition chief Raila Odinga, is set to hold its regional elections on Saturday. The party’s secretary general, Edwin Sifuna, has announced that delegates will either use consensus, secret ballot or queue behind their preferred candidates.Nigeria: Trouble in paradise for El-Rufai as Sani flips the script

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