Siaya Governor James Orengo has accused President William Ruto of “killing” the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), claiming the party’s failure to field a presidential candidate in the 2027 General Election marks the collapse of a political outfit that once provided a national platform for the opposition.

Orengo said it was a shame that ODM, a party that has participated in every election with a presidential candidate, was now unlikely to have one in the next election, blaming Ruto for weakening the party after entering into a political arrangement with the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

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