{"id":160874,"date":"2026-04-23T16:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-oburu-meet-aims-to-ease-uda-odm-tensions"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:59:57","slug":"ruto-oburu-meet-aims-to-ease-uda-odm-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-oburu-meet-aims-to-ease-uda-odm-tensions","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Oburu Meet Aims to Ease UDA ODM Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Oginga have moved to steady their fragile political partnership, chairing a high-level meeting aimed at cooling rising tensions between UDA and ODM.<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday morning meeting at State House resolved to establish a joint committee to address emerging issues threatening unity under the Broad-Based Government (BBG).<\/p>\n<p>A joint statement said the committee will bring together selected Cabinet Secretaries, party leadership, and Majority and Minority leaders in Parliament to align government business.<\/p>\n<p>The team will be tasked with coordinating and synchronising both legislative and executive agendas to ensure coherence, efficiency and effective service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two-party leaders agreed to establish a Broad-Based Management Committee comprising party leaders, selected Cabinet Ministers, and the Majority and Minority Leaders in Parliament,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto and Oburu also reaffirmed their commitment to dialogue, unity of purpose and a shared vision for inclusive governance, with State House saying the talks focused on strengthening collaboration and identifying areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p>ODM and UDA chairpersons Gladys Wanga and Cecil Mbarire were tasked with leading structured and regular consultations across party organs.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes just days after cracks emerged in the alliance, with ODM publicly demanding \u201crespect\u201d from its partners and disagreements surfacing over nomination strategies.<\/p>\n<p>While ODM had pushed for zoning to protect its strongholds, the matter was shelved during the talks, with leaders agreeing it was not the right time to address it.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicated the newly formed committee could later expand its role to cover broader coalition-building efforts, with more joint meetings expected.<\/p>\n<p>Fears that coalition talks had stalled were also dismissed, with Oburu insisting there were no negotiations to halt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no talks that have stalled between ODM and UDA. We cannot stop what has not started,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mbarire signalled that more cross-party consultations are on the way, promising clarity once discussions mature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever issues are emerging in the coalition will definitely be looked at, and we will come back to you with the final and official position,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Oginga have moved to steady their fragile political partnership, chairing a high-level meeting aimed at cooling rising tensions between UDA and ODM. 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