Babu Owino rules out leaving ODM despite widening rift over party direction ahead of 2027 polls

“Linda Ground believes in power politics; we want power. The Linda Mwananchi side believes in empowerment,” he said, adding that those aligned with President Ruto-Oburu faction were the ones pushing dissenting voices out of the party.


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