{"id":6843,"date":"2026-01-20T16:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:49:58","slug":"tmg-politics-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/tmg-politics-76\/","title":{"rendered":"ODM Sets Sights on Pre-Election Talks with 10-Point Agenda in Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000815561.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000815561.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000815561-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000815561-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000815561-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><kbd><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">BY MICHAEL SIFUNA<\/mark><\/kbd><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has announced that it will prioritize the ten-point agenda agreed upon between ODM and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) leadership during the formation of the Broad-Based Government, as it prepares for planned pre-election negotiations with like-minded political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the ODM Linda Ground Tour in Kakamega, the Party Leader, Hon. 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Fernandes Barasa and other party leaders, affirmed that ODM is committed to ensuring that all items outlined in the agenda are comprehensively addressed during the forthcoming negotiations.The leaders emphasized that the talks are intended to safeguard the party\u2019s strategic interests while advancing key issues that directly impact the welfare of Kenyans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cfdf9236f808a4414d092f06089a4aae\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97875daf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex 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