Ida Odinga, the widow of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has publicly declared for the first time that she remains firmly in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the broad-based government.
Speaking in Homa Bay County on Tuesday during the launch of the Gembe Hills Participatory Management Plan in Suba North Subcounty alongside area MP Millie Mabona, Ida stated that Raila had left her positioned within ODM and the national administration, where she intends to stay.
“When Baba left us, Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, who was my husband, he left us suddenly. And he was gone. Some people reached (where he was), and some did not reach.”
“Where he left me is where I am still standing,” Ida said.
Addressing supporters and local leaders, Ida acknowledged that the sudden loss of the veteran opposition leader had left many of his followers and supporters confused. However, she urged them to hold their ground and remain committed to the path Raila laid out before his passing.
“I know he left a lot of people. Where he left you is where you should stand. You don’t move,” she said.
“For me, he left me in ODM. That is why there is where I still stand. He left me in broad-based. That is where I stand,” Ida added.
