Osotsi cautions individuals making unauthorized statements on behalf of ODM

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Deputy Party Leader, Hon. Godfrey Osotsi, has intensified the party's push for internal discipline, issuing a warning to members speaking on behalf of the party without proper authorization.

The rebuke comes amid growing internal rifts, particularly over the party's ambiguous relationship with the ruling coalition, often referred to as the broad-based government.

Speaking on Sunday, October 2, 2025 during the 20 years of episcopal celebrations of ADC Archbishop John Chabuga at Gamalenga in Tambua, Hamisi Sub County, Osotsi clarified that the ODM Central Committee is the sole body mandated to communicate the party's official position on national issues.

He insisted that statements made by individual members, especially those contradicting the party line, must be dismissed as unauthorized personal opinions.

Osotsi also asked President William Ruto to address ODM through the party structures and leadership.

"Let the President William Ruto address ODM party through the Party's structures and leadership. We have some members of ODM who are speaking on behalf of the party hence contradicting the party's central committee resolutions issue last week," said Osotsi.

In a clear sign of the party’s resolve to enforce discipline, he mentioned some former party members, stressing that they had been "chased from the party," and therefore their comments do not reflect the party's thinking.

He urged party Members of Parliament (MPs) to strictly adhere to the official position articulated by the leadership, particularly the recent stance released this week.

His firm stance is widely viewed as a decisive move by the ODM leadership to consolidate power and ensure all members align with the party's strategy, especially following the recent political transition and amidst the ongoing debate on the party's role in the current political dispensation.