A recent meeting which featured prominent figures like Edwin Sifuna, Governor James Orengo and Babu Owino, has sparked intense speculation about a faction emerging within the party to challenge the current broad-based political arrangement.
However, according to the vocal lawmaker, the meeting wasn't an act of rebellion, but a necessary exercise in party therapy.
.MP Odhiambo has acknowledged that the party has seen members pulling in different directions lately.
Rather than letting those tensions simmer behind closed doors, she has explained that leaders felt it was time to sit down, talk, and most importantly listen.
"We thought it was important just to listen to the divergent views," Odhiambo has noted, emphasizing that the primary goal was to foster cohesion during a period of transition.
The viral photos of the meeting, held at a private location, led many to believe a specific wing of the party was plotting a breakaway.
Odhiambo has now dismissed these claims, clarifying that the guest list wasn't a deliberate anti-arrangement invite list.
Instead, she has characterized the attendance as a matter of availability. The leaders present were simply those who could make it at that specific time to discuss the party's future.
Despite the optics of a divided house, the message coming out of this sit-down is one of stability.
By acknowledging the party cracks openly, these leaders are attempting to bridge the gap between different ideologies within the movement.
Whether this meeting successfully aligns the divergent views remains to be seen, but for now, the focus is clearly on keeping the ODM house in order as the political ground continues to shift.
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