Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has disclosed that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party will field a candidate to challenge Ruto’s presidency in the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during an interview on TV47, the ODM principal noted that the party is an independent party and has the right to field a candidate.
Governor Nyong’o went on to note that the ODM party is still in opposition and just like any other political party in the country, it would front candidates for all elective positions.
Nyong’o discloses ODM will be in the 2027 presidential race. Photo: Courtesy.
“Yes, our party will field a presidential candidate to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 general elections. Currently, that is the position because the party is an independent one, and it has the right to field a candidate,” Nyong’o said.
The governor also clarified the party’s openness to negotiations or a possible coalition with Ruto’s administration ahead of 2027.
“However, if there is a discourse leading up to the elections to do otherwise, we will cross that bridge when the time comes,” he stated.
He did not forget to set the record straight on ODM’s association with the current government and according to him, ODM was only participating in government and was not part of it.
The county boss maintained that the current regime was exclusively led by the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and other affiliated parties and that ODM was not among the parties in the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
Nyong’o added that ODM was still in the opposition and that it was only engaging with the government on certain matters of national interest and that are of the public good.
