The storm in ODM: Ida Odinga steps in to resolve ODM party disputes 12th January, 2026Ida Odinga, the widow of the late former prime minister and ODM party leader Raila Odinga, appears to wield significant influence over the 20-year-old ODM party, which is currently facing political turmoil. KTN can now confirm that it took the intervention of Ida Odinga to foil the much-anticipated ouster of the party’s controversial secretary general, Edwin Sifuna, with her urging members to choose the path of dialogue instead of rocking the party.As our senior political affairs reporter Chris Thairu reports, all indications point to a possibility that Ida Odinga and her daughter, Winnie Odinga, are siding with the embattled secretary general Edwin Sifuna, forcing those opposed to him to retract and return to the drawing board.

Source: Standard Digital January 12, 2026 18:37 UTC