Orange Democratic Movement

Orange Democratic Movement
AbbreviationODM
LeaderRaila Odinga
ChairmanJohn Mbadi
Secretary-GeneralEdwin Sifuna
SpokespersonPhilip Etale
Treasurer-GeneralTimothy Bosire
FounderMugambi Imanyara
Founded2005
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Student wingODM Student's League (OSL)
Youth wingODM Youth League (OYL)
Women's wingODM Women League (WL)
Veteran's wingODM Veterans
Parents WingODM Parent's League (OPL)
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Civic nationalism
Social liberalism
Populism[2]
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationAzimio La Umoja
International affiliationLiberal International[3]
African affiliationAfrica Liberal Network
ColoursOrange
SloganChungwa Moja, Maisha Bora!
One Orange, Better Life!
National Assembly
85 / 349
Senate
12 / 67
EALA
5 / 9
Pan-African Parliament
2 / 5
Governors
16 / 47
Members of County Assemblies
578 / 1,450
Website
www.odm.co.ke

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a centre-left political party in Kenya.[4] It is the successor of a grassroots people's movement that was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. This movement separated in August 2007 into the Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya and the Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (formerly the Orange Democratic Movement – Kenya, known as ODM–Kenya).

The name "orange" originates from the ballot cards in the referendum, in which the banana represented a "yes" vote, and the orange represented a "no" vote. Thus, the parties demonstrates that it supported a no vote in the 2005 referendum. The original linchpins of the ODM were Uhuru Kenyatta's KANU party and Raila Odinga's LDP. While Kenyatta left KANU, Odinga remained and now leads ODM. The party tends to be more popular among the Luo people.[5]

  1. ^ Kisika, Samuel (31 March 2014). "ODM MPs to amend bill seeking to reduce school drop-out cases". news24.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ Rice, Xan (2 January 2008). "Profile: Raila Odinga, Kenyan opposition leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Gaitho, Macharia (18 August 2019). "All you need to know about the clash between Kenyatta and Ruto". Al Jazeera.
  5. ^ Hamasi, Linnet (5 August 2022). "Political Parties, Democracy, and the 2022 Kenyan Elections". Kujenga Amani. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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