The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has officially confirmed Oburu Oginga as the Party leader, taking over from the late Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Oburu, who had been serving in an acting role for the past few months, was officially elected and ratified on Friday, March 27, 2026. The decision was made during the party’s Special Delegates Conference held at Jamhuri Grounds in Nairobi.

“Now that we have a proposer and a seconder. Let me ask the question. As many of that opinion say ‘Aye’ and as many of the contrary opinion say ‘No’, the Ayes have it. Now Senator Oburu Oginga is the party leader of ODM,” posed Suna East MP Junet Mohamed.

His election now positions him at the center of key political negotiations, particularly with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), which is part of the current broad-based administration.

Oburu has on several occasions maintained that Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will either form or be part of the next government.

The party delegates also approved Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and his Kisii counterpart Simba Arati as Deputy Party Leaders.

Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi was, however, stripped of the position of third deputy party leader after delegates declined to approve his nomination during the conference.

“Since there is no proposer and seconder for Godfrey Osotsi, that means he cannot be the party deputy leader,” stated Junet.

“The Senator, Godfrey Osotsi’s name was brought here by the National Governing Council to be the deputy party leader, but we cannot find here a proposer and a seconder, and now we are going to drop him as the deputy party leader,” he added.

Osotsi’s removal is linked to his decision to align himself with the Linda Mwananchi faction, a group associated with key ODM figures such as Edwin Sifuna, James Orengo, and Babu Owino.