NAIROBI,Kenya Aug 11 – Questions have emerged over the political future of Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo Mabona after she was linked to an upcoming Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay, raising speculation that the outspoken legislator could be edging closer to the faction that has emerged as a vocal critic of the ODM leadership’s alliance with President William Ruto’s administration.

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Odhiambo is reportedly slated to attend the Linda Mwananchi gathering in Homa Bay, an appearance that is likely to attract considerable political attention in the ODM stronghold, particularly given her previously declared position that she did not belong to either of the rival factions within the party.

In May, Odhiambo appeared to draw a line between herself and the two competing camps when she said she was neither in ODM Linda Ground nor ODM Linda Mwananchi, insisting that she remained in ODM.

“I said clearly that I am not in ODM Linda Ground or ODM Linda Mwananchi but in ODM,” she said at the time.

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Her reported appearance at a Linda Mwananchi rally would therefore mark an interesting development in her political positioning, although attendance at the event would not, by itself, amount to a formal resignation from ODM or confirmation that she has joined the faction.

The development comes against the backdrop of deep divisions within ODM, with Linda Mwananchi associated with leaders opposed to the party’s direction under the broad-based government, while another camp had backed cooperation with the Kenya Kwanza administration. The rivalry has generated intense political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Odhiambo has previously positioned herself as a defender of ODM’s internal democracy while resisting attempts to force party members into rival camps.

In April, she criticised ODM leaders for repeatedly attacking Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, arguing that the attacks were only making him more popular. She also said she had attempted to intervene when Sifuna faced efforts to remove him as party secretary-general.

“ODM is my party which I will always defend,” Odhiambo said, while calling for stronger internal democracy within the party.

Her recent remarks on the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, however, have further fuelled questions about where she stands politically.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya