Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stirred fresh political debate after making bold allegations about a supposed internal attempt to commercialize ODM.
During one of his recent addresses, he recounted events associated with past leadership transition moments within the party and alleged that powerful actors moved to sell the soul of party ownership influence insinuating that negotiations once took place behind closed doors to make the movement a political asset controlled by private interests rather than by the people.
Gachagua made specific reference to past conflicts that involved individuals close to Raila Odinga noting that loyal party members were excluded while opportunistic members tried to dominate through purse strings rather than ideology.
His comments were put in the context of the 2027 election cycle as a means of warning citizens about taking heed of who funds any political movement and why.
The statement has since ignited sharp reactions in X and Kenyan digital political spaces with supporters calling it truth telling and critics dismissing it as political positioning.
By Kenyans