Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang has said that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will be on the ballot in the 2027 general elections.
Speaking on Sunday, April 20, Kajwang said that building a political movement like ODM is not a simple task, and that the party will continue to participate in elections.
He emphasized that political parties should focus on policies and ideologies to improve the lives of citizens.
"One thing must be made clear: that to build a political movement of the stature and nature of ODM is no mean task, and therefore ODM shall be on the ballot in 2027.
"Political parties are formed so that people can compete on the basis of policies and ideologies, and the person with the best ideology carries the day and implements them for the betterment of the people," he said.
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Kajwang also explained ODM’s decision to be part of the broad-based government, saying it was necessary to ensure national unity and equal development across all regions.
"We are conscious that elections are still two years away, but the challenges that this country faces require us all to work together; this is the reason we got into the broad-based government.
"We realized that if Kenya Kwanza was allowed to run the government unilaterally, the politics of exclusion that has been a problem in this country were going to be perpetuated and that there would be certain parts in this country that would be starved of development," he said.
Kajwang's remarks come months after Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga also declared that the ODM party is preparing to capture power in the 2027 General Elections.
Speaking in Rangwe on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, Wanga lauded the party for how it conducted its grassroots elections, stating that a party eyeing power must be organized and vibrant.
"That is what, that is what we were looking for. I want to say that with these grassroots elections, ODM is preparing to capture power in 2027 because the purpose of any political party is to capture power. For us to capture power, we have to be organized and vibrant at the very grassroots level where we come from," she said.
Wanga mentioned that ODM is the only party able to carry out peaceful grassroots elections, adding that it is also the only party that respects the Constitution.
"ODM is the only party that is able to carry out this kind of election, other parties are not able to do this. The Registrar of Political Parties also said that ODM is the only party that is fully following the Constitution of Kenya," she added.
