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Kenya

Orange Democratic Movement

Social democracy

ODM

Kenya’s main opposition party, led for two decades by Raila Odinga. Campaigns on devolution, social protection and constitutional reform.

Founded
2005
Positions as of
2022 coalition manifesto
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Campaigns on a universal social protection floor and expanded county-level health provision.

  • Power and its limits

    Drove the 2010 constitution’s devolution of powers to forty-seven counties.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

32

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

58

Evidence: Documented

Nation and the world

55

Evidence: Documented

Religion and the state

68

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

70

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Azimio la Umoja Manifesto · Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition · 2022
  • ODM Party Constitution · Orange Democratic Movement