Oburu: Ruto-ODM alliance set till 2027
Rift Valley
By
Stephen Rutto
| Dec 16, 2025
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga yesterday affirmed that the party will continue working with President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza coalition until 2027.
The Siaya Senator said his late brother, Raila Odinga, had left them in the broad-based government, and the party will not exit the partnership anytime soon. Oburu added that anyone opposing the arrangement would be negating Raila’s wishes.
He did not, however, state whether the party would support Ruto’s bid for a second term as President.
“Raila left us in the broad-based government, and we will continue working with President William Ruto until he completes his first term in 2027,” the party leader said.
According to Oburu, ODM will not backtrack on the broad-based government agreement signed with Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
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“ODM is not a party that wavers once it signs deals. I urge all youth members of ODM to register as voters in large numbers. Without a voter card, you have no voice and cannot defend the party’s interests,” Oburu said.
He added: “Our work is to continue collaborating with our partners to unite the country, as this was also Raila’s wish.”
Oburu spoke to over 2,000 ODM grassroots supporters in Eldoret after meetings with Deputy Party Leader and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, Simba Arati, and Jonathan Bii of Uasin Gishu County. This marked ODM’s first North Rift tour since Raila’s passing in October. On Sunday, the party also met 1,500 delegates in Elgeyo Marakwet County to engage grassroots leaders.
Governor Wanga said the partnership with Ruto would be honoured and criticised those attacking the broad-based government for promoting hate and ethnic divisions. She described the alliance as a platform to strengthen democratic ideals, allowing every Kenyan to participate in politics and party affairs freely.
“Leaders spreading hate and ethnic balkanisation have no place in Kenya today. Our Eldoret meeting demonstrates the vision Raila and President Ruto had for national unity,” Wanga said. She encouraged youth to join ODM and support the broad-based government ahead of the 2027 elections.
Arati described the Sunday delegates’ meeting as productive, noting that the party will consolidate membership before the next general elections. Bii added that under the broad-based arrangement, ODM and UDA members in Uasin Gishu will be free to contest different elective positions.
“The partnership between Raila Odinga’s united ODM and UDA supporters continues to offer space for collaboration while respecting individual political ambitions,” Bii said.