Africa-Press – Kenya. ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna on Tuesday, July 29, announced that the party had made a resolution to formally exit the National Super Alliance (NASA).
The orange party becomes the second NASA partner to desert the coalition after Wiper made the first move.
In a statement, Sifuna disclosed that the party held a meeting on Thursday, July 29, and made the resolution in its pursuit for new friends.
“We intend to embark on a programme to build new partnerships and extend the ongoing talks with our potential partners to the grassroots,” reads the statement in part.
In addition, Sifuna dismissed reports that ODM had released funds to the other political partners in a bid to woo them to stay in the coalition.
“The party is therefore dismayed by statements attributed to our former partners that the offer was somehow a vindication of their long running grievance and that the same was made in a desperate attempt to keep them in the Coalition. Nothing could be further from truth.”
Sifuna added that the party deliberated on the future and its need to build new partnerships.
“To this end regional meetings and engagements have been planned with like-minded parties,” he concluded.
The coalition agreement between the partners indicates that NASA would cease to exist if at least three constituent parties formally exit.
NASA coalition has faced challenges since 2018 due to mistrust among the parties and competing interests among; Wiper Democratic Movement, ODM, ANC and Ford Kenya parties.
The announcement came just a day after ODM leader Raila Odinga bowed to pressure and agreed to share political parties funds with fellow NASA Principals.
