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He described Odinga as a champion of multiparty democracy who fought for freedom of expression, the right to assemble and equal rights, and endured detention and political persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said he, Odinga and the latter’s father, the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, had all suffered political persecution in the struggle for political change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Political competition is not a war between brothers and sisters,” Orengo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also questioned the achievements of Kenya’s broad-based government, asking whether its agenda had delivered tangible benefits to ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He cited unemployment, the closure of industries and allegations of abductions and extra-judicial killings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He referred to the death of Albert Ojwang as an example of what he said were concerns over police accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Orengo also criticised President William Ruto’s Vision 2030 and longer-term development promises, saying Kenyans continued to face insecurity and alleged abductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the constitutional rights to movement and association must be respected and urged young people not to allow themselves to be used to advance political interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City lawyer Brian Weke, who was present, said their team would travel to Homa Bay peacefully but would defend themselves if attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Homa Bay rally is expected to provide a significant platform for Orengo’s Linda Mwananchi movement as political parties and alliances position themselves ahead of the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Siaya Governor James Orengo has stopped short of declaring his presidential ambitions, saying the question of who will lead the political formation into next year’s election should be addressed at a later stage. Speaking to journalists in Kisumu, Orengo said Linda Mwananchi must produce a presidential candidate for the 2027 election. He said the Luo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n