The mask of unity within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has finally shattered, revealing a ruthless internal cleansing aimed at anyone standing in the way of the new alliance with President William Ruto. In a surgical and cold-blooded move, the party leadership has officially axed high-ranking lawmakers from powerful parliamentary committees, signaling the end of internal democracy for the sake of executive cooperation.
This is not a routine reorganization; it is a political execution. By stripping dissenters of their committee influence, ODM is effectively performing a lobotomy on its own oversight capacity. The “broad-based government” has transitioned from a peace-building rhetoric into a weapon of mass displacement within the opposition ranks. The message is unmistakable: loyalty to the new Ruto-Raila axis is the only currency that matters, and principle is now a fireable offense.
The twisted reality of this purge lies in its timing. While the nation grapples with economic shifts, the country’s largest opposition party is busy cannibalizing its most vocal members to ensure a frictionless path for state-sponsored legislation. Those removed are not just losing seats; they are being cast into a legislative wilderness where their voices against the current regime will be strategically muffled.
Insiders suggest that this purge is only the first phase of a larger “sanitization” project. The goal is to transform ODM into a streamlined subsidiary of the state machinery, removing the “noise” of traditional opposition politics. For the lawmakers who built their careers on the “Ruto must go” mantra, the irony is bitter—they are being discarded by the very party that once cheered their defiance.
As the committees are refilled with “yes-men” and strategic allies, the soul of the opposition is being bartered for administrative stability. This is the death of the traditional minority bench and the birth of a homogenized political class. The Orange is no longer bleeding for the people; it is being squeezed for the state.
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