Raila Odinga Set to Make Major Political Announcement Today after Consultations
- Raila Odinga will yet again be shaking the Kenyan political landscape with another reinvention
- He was defeated in the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship election in Addis Ababa
- On his return to Kenya, he told his supporters to wait for his next move, this as he embarked on traversing the country to consult them
Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
After days of consultations with his supporters in some parts of the country, ODM boss Raila Odinga is set to outline what his next political move will be.
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This is after he was defeated in the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship vote last month.
On his return to Kenya, Raila told his supporters where he would be directing them politically.
He thereafter embarked on traversing the country to meet the ODM party membership for counsel on what he should decide next.
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He will be declaring his partnership with President William Ruto at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
Earlier on the day, Ruto chaired a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Parliamentary Group meeting at State House Nairobi, to deliberate on the oncoming working partnership.
The president, while rallying his troops behind the pact, said the country's unity was his priority and that he would cooperate with those aligning with that.
“This is the time to put Kenya and the people ahead of any other consideration. We will work together, our political inclinations notwithstanding, to take our country forward. Kenya, and the people, must succeed. At State House, Nairobi, chaired the Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group meeting,” the president said.
Inside Raila, Ruto camaraderie
The two leaders have lately turned into the best of friends after years of political rivalry.
After a tough contest in the presidential election in 2022, the two leaders have buried the hatchet and decided to work together.
Ruto and Raila's unforeseen friendship was sparked by the AUC chairmanship election, for which Raila declared interest in early 2024.
The president offered to support Raila in his bid; he even deployed resources and teams to strategise for the ODM boss as the latter traversed the continent to sell his bid.
How Raila saved Ruto from youth revolt
The friendship happened to be of importance to Ruto as he faced a tough revolt from the Kenyan youth in 2024.
The activities forced the president to be grounded in the country and shun international trips which he had previously called out for.
A breach into the National Assembly on June 25, 2025, marked the climax of the insurgence which threatened Ruto's tenure.
It took the intervention of Raila to intervene and stabilise things; he called his troops on the ground that had joined the protests to sit back and give the national dialogue a chance.
Raila's intervention slowed the movement that had for long been with an irreversible momentum despite efforts by the state to use the police to contain the revolting youths.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
