HILLARY BETT
A simmering row has rocked ODM amid jitters the party could implode in the absence of Raila Odinga, who is the front-runner in the Africa Union Commission chairmanship election next month.
Cracks have appeared in the party that has remained united for two decades, the current deal with President William Ruto’s broad- based government at the centre of the fallout.
Raila’s key allies, including top ODM officials, are sharply divided on how the party should approach the next election: support Ruto’s re-election or front their own candidate?
Some insiders say Ruto’s administration is unpopular and could easily lose the election even with the support of ODM, a possibility that could sink the political careers of many within the opposition party.