NAIROBI, Kenya — Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has responded to remarks made by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, urging ODM to end internal wrangles and uphold the legacy of the late Raila Odinga.
Wanga said that Ford Kenya’s focus should remain on strengthening its party structures and addressing internal matters without engaging in public disputes.
She highlighted the importance of maintaining party cohesion amid discussions of political alliances and future elections.
“Focus on the dwindling fortunes of Ford Kenya,” Wanga said.
Focus on the dwindling fortunes of Ford Kenya
Her remarks come after Wetang’ula called on ODM leaders to reconcile differences, warning that infighting could undermine the party’s role in the broad-based government Raila Odinga helped establish.
Wetang’ula warned that the infighting threatens to tear apart a political movement built on immense sacrifice and which Raila dedicated his life to building as a vehicle for national transformation.
“What we are seeing in ODM is not good for a party that has been the pillar of the Opposition. The sooner the top leadership ends these wrangles the better,” he said.
Today, I called on the ODM leadership to urgently end the internal wrangles that threaten to tear apart the party that the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga sacrificed so much to build as a vehicle for national transformation.While addressing residents at the official
He described Raila as a peacemaker who valued unity even during intense political competition.
He recalled moments when the former Prime Minister reached out to reconcile differences.
“Raila was a peacemaker. Even when we differed politically, he would call me during an Arsenal match and invite me to watch as we made peace. ODM should learn from him,” Wetang’ula said.