"We Are Willing To Die, Don't Try Anything Stupid!" - Orengo Tells Police Stopping Linda Mwananchi NDC

“We Are Willing To Die, Don’t Try Anything Stupid!” – Orengo Tells Police Stopping Linda Mwananchi NDC

The Linda Mwananchi faction of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has reprimanded police officials who attempted to interrupt their planned People’s National Delegates Convention (NDC) at Ufangamano House in Nairobi.

The leaders, who managed to get through a police cordon and enter the location, grew enraged when policemen attempted to interrupt the scheduled gathering moments after it began.

During the incident, Siaya Governor James Orengo scolded the officers and warned them not to impede the assembly.

“If there’s a day we’re willing to die for our country, it’s today. Don’t try anything stupid, usilete upumbavu, tumechoka na nyinyi. Kasongo aende ama asiende. Sisi ni Wantam,” Orengo stated.

Orengo also questioned why police were seeking to disrupt what he described as a properly constituted meeting, pointing out that party representatives were already there.

“This meeting is properly constituted, the SG ni nani? Sifuna yuko ama hayuko? Deputy Party leader Osotsi yuko ama hayuko? Babu Owino yuko ama hayuko?” he posed.

James Orengo in Ufungamano house ~ This meeting is properly convened.

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On his part, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna said the parallel meeting was convened to expose individuals allegedly seeking to auction the party to President William Ruto.

He questioned the speed at which Dr. Oburu Oginga was installed as party leader following the death of his brother and long-term ODM boss Raila Odinga, in India.

“Huu ndo mkutano tumeandaa ili kuweka wazi kwamba chama chetu ODM kiko hatari sana. Wakora wameingia kwa chama,” he stated.

“Tuliwaambia sisi tunataka kufanya NDC ambayo kila mtu anaenda kwa debe kuchagua viongozi wake.”

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Adding, “Ilinivunja moyo sana wakati ambayo mlinituma niende nichukue Raila kutoka India, wakora wanakaa mahali, ata Baba hajafika Kenya, tayari wamepanga vile watatachukua nafasi yake.”

He added: “Nikafika Kenya wakasema Oburu ndiyo party leader, nani amesema? Nyinyi mlichagua Oburu? Nani alisema?”

Sifuna added that the ideals of ODM under Raila would not align with those of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), pointing to repeated police interference in their meetings.

“Haiwezekani chama cha ODM isupport mtu ambaye anaweka polisi kuharibu mkutano huu,” he said.

The meeting comes as ODM’s Linda Ground faction holds its own Special Delegates Convention (SDC) at Jamhuri Grounds to ratify decisions made during the National Executive Council (NEC).

“We Are Willing To Die, Don’t Try Anything Stupid!” – Orengo Tells Police Stopping Linda Mwananchi NDC