If as most analysts argue Mount Kenya has gone logic suggests that Ruto's running mate will come from the ODM; Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga are the likeliest options (AC Vol 67 No 6 The one-party state and its discontents)...
The rally was a show of strength by the ODM and its top brass including interim leader Oburu Odinga and party chair Gladys Wanga...
Although the vacancy was not filled on 26 March – with National Chairwoman Gladys Wanga the Governor of Homa Bay saying an SDC lacked the mandate to hold elections – it would be a convenient fit with a remit for youth engagement...
ODM heavyweights are already positioning themselves for the DP slot including Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and Hassan Joho the Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary and former Mombasa Governor...
He joined a growing group of ODM heavyweights including Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and ODM's leader in the National Assembly Junet Mohamed who had also turned against him...
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has emerged as the strongest voice for the ODM establishment from the younger generation and has been touted as a potential running mate for Ruto in 2027...
ODM remains split between its establishment wing – led by Oburu Oginga Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and five Cabinet Secretaries in Ruto's government – and Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna's faction which wants to leave the coalition...
Apart from Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho most of the establishment ODM leaders who want to remain part of the Ruto government are of pensionable age...
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Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has also been floated as a possible running mate particularly if Ruto opts for a gender-balanced ticket...
In Odinga's Homa Bay fiefdom former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero is running as an independent candidate for the gubernatorial seat against Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga...
