The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader, Oburu Odinga, has refuted claims circulating on social media that propose Embakasi East MP Babu Owino for the party’s secretary general position.
In a statement on Thursday, March 19, 2026, Oburu stated that the publication is fake.
According to the party leader, he had not authorised any publication and no notice had been made to the newspaper in question.
“This publication is fake. As the Party Leader of ODM, I have not issued any such statement, and no such content has appeared in any newspaper,” Oburu stated.
Reports indicate that the notice was published by the Daily Nation newspaper on Wednesday, March 18, and went viral on Thursday morning after it was shared by Babu Owino himself.
The publication also notified ODM delegates of a planned national delegates conference (NDC) scheduled on March 26.
There were several key agendas to be discussed, including the proposal of nominating Babu Owino as the SG, taking the place of the embattled Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna.
Babu Owino has since responded to the fake publication by rejecting the proposal, which has since been labelled as fake, noting that he only wanted to become the ODM party leader.
“I want to be the Party Leader, not Secretary General. The Secretary General remains Edwin Sifuna,” Babu stated.
