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Orange Democratic Movement | |
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| Abbreviation | ODM |
| Leader | Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o- Acting |
| Chairperson | Governor Gladys Wanga deputy chairpersons = Governor Simba Arati |
| Secretary-General | Edwin Sifuna |
| Spokesperson | Philip Etale |
| Treasurer-General | Timothy Bosire |
| Founder | RAILA Odinga |
| Founded | 2005[Raila Odinga] |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Student wing | ODM Student's League (OSL) |
| Youth wing | ODM Youth League (OYL) |
| Women's wing | ODM Women League (WL) |
| ODM Veteran's League | ODM Veterans League (OVL) |
| Parents Wing | ODM Parent's League (OPL) |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Civic nationalism Social liberalism Populism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Azimio La Umoja |
| International affiliation | Liberal International[3] |
| African affiliation | Africa Liberal Network |
| Colours | Orange Green White Black |
| Slogan | Chungwa 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 |
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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]
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- ^ Rice, Xan (2 January 2008). "Profile: Raila Odinga, Kenyan opposition leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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- ^ Hamasi, Linnet (5 August 2022). "Political Parties, Democracy, and the 2022 Kenyan Elections". Kujenga Amani. Retrieved 12 February 2024.