Oburu warns Ruto over ODM strongholds as UDA–ODM tensions escalate ahead of 2027 talks

Oburu Odinga, the ODM party leader, has told President William Ruto to rein in his top party officials whom he accuses of disrespecting the Orange party. Speaking in Kisumu, Oburu said he will not allow UDA to field candidates in the traditional ODM strongholds, terming it unhealthy competition. As political affairs reporter Emmanuel Too explains, the wrangles between UDA and ODM have been simmering, with UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar at the center of the crisis, as the cracks threaten to scuttle the ODM–UDA 2027 pre-election talks.