Why Western ODM MPs insist Oparanya must lead talks with UDA


CS Wycliffe Oparanya speaks after meeting with New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) members in Eldoret on May 18, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

A section of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MPs from the Western region have backed the party’s Central Management Committee decision to initiate talks with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), insisting that the region must be represented in the negotiations through Cooperatives and SMEs Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya.

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