Winnie Odinga Questions Ruto’s 2027 Re-Election Bid, Raises Concerns Over ODM’s Future
East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Winnie Odinga has cast doubt on whether President William Ruto has done enough to warrant a second term in the upcoming 2027 General Election.
Speaking during an interview with Nigerian journalist Edmund Obilo, the daughter of the late opposition leader Raila Odinga revealed that she has yet to decide whether to back the Head of State’s re-election campaign.
“I think he could do more,” Winnie noted, acknowledging that while the president has made progress in certain areas, substantial work remains before he can comfortably seek another mandate from the Kenyan electorate.
Winnie also posited that Kenya’s prevailing political and economic climate might have pushed her father to vie for the presidency once more in 2027, despite his broad-based cooperation agreement with the Ruto administration.
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“I believe so. It is possible. If you look at the situation today, the dissatisfaction among the people and the slow pace of development, he may possibly have entered the race,” she stated.
Turning her attention to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Winnie voiced deep concern over the party’s current trajectory. She lamented that internal power struggles and self-serving political maneuvering have overshadowed the will of ordinary party supporters following her father’s death.
“What is happening to ODM is very disheartening. When you look at it now, it is almost unrecognizable. You no longer see the values of social democracy shining through,” she expressed.
Urging ODM leadership to return power to the grassroots members, Winnie dismissed assertions that the party is a family inheritance. She emphasized that ODM was never meant to be private property, concluding: “ODM never belonged to the Odingas. The people of Kenya own the party.”
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