{"id":6370,"date":"2025-09-22T14:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=6370"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:21:56","slug":"tmg-politics-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/tmg-politics-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Raila Hints at 2027 Candidate Amid Internal Rifts."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/raila-and-ruto-at-kicc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/raila-and-ruto-at-kicc.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/raila-and-ruto-at-kicc-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">TANDAO MEDIA <\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has called for discipline and unity within the party ranks, urging members to refrain from prematurely discussing ODM\u2019s strategy ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the party\u2019s 20th anniversary celebrations, Odinga emphasized that internal decisions must remain confidential until the party officially announces its next move.\u201cDon\u2019t commit the party to things that haven\u2019t been discussed. 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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, among the dissenting voices, recently criticized attempts to silence divergent views within the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRaila himself has said this is a democratic party,\u201d Sifuna stated last month. \u201cYet some thugs claim I can\u2019t hold independent views just because I\u2019m secretary-general.\u201dOdinga has remained noncommittal on whether he will personally vie for the presidency in 2027, maintaining that ODM\u2019s roadmap is clear and decisions will be made in due time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Raila-og_image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Raila-og_image.webp 936w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Raila-og_image-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Raila-og_image-768x517.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><sup>Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga speaks in Homa Bay County during the second day of the Devolution Conference on August 14, 2025. 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