Leading a high-powered delegation during "Mwezi wa Baba" regional engagements across Funyula and Teso South in Busia County, Wanga asserted that the orange party will sweep all elective positions in the county during the 2027 general election.
Flanked by Busia Governor Paul Otuoma, Co-operatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya, and National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed, the leadership emphasized that internal transition challenges have only unified the party's core structures.
The bold show of strength comes as State House strategists freeze formal merger discussions surrounding the broad-based government arrangement amid mounting friction over electoral zoning demands.
Insiders reveal that ruling party operatives panicked after ODM negotiators firmly insisted on exclusive territorial rights across traditional strongholds in Western, Nyanza, and the Coast.
While top Orange party leaders maintain their support for President William Ruto’s administrative stability, they refuse to yield parliamentary and county-level ballot spaces to competing coalition partners.
Wanga highlighted that ODM’s foundational strength rests on a formidable national footprint, comprising fifteen county governors and nearly one hundred parliamentarians across the country.
Rebuffing critics who predicted the party's total disintegration, she noted that disciplined leaders who chose to stay firm are successfully stabilizing party machinery down to the sub-location level.
She cautioned that politicians attempting to undermine internal discipline or leverage external funding to fragment the party will find themselves completely isolated by the grassroots electorate.
Reiterating the party's commitment to democratic accountability, party leadership announced that no candidate will receive an automatic ticket for the upcoming general election.
CS Wycliffe Oparanya clarified that all aspirants—from Member of County Assembly to Governor—must undergo transparent and competitive primaries to earn party nomination.
The executive team maintained that enforcing fair nomination protocols is essential to honoring the democratic legacy of the late opposition titan while ensuring only credible candidates carry the party banner.
As political maneuvering intensifies ahead of 2027, the standoff over zoning and broad-based power-sharing underscores high-stakes negotiations between the government and its key coalition allies.
Political analysts observe that ODM’s refusal to surrender its regional strongholds creates severe electoral headaches for pro-establishment strategists attempting to build a unified campaign front.
With party leaders mobilizing delegates nationwide throughout the anniversary commemorations, the struggle for party autonomy and electoral dominance remains sharply contested.
