Saboti MP Caleb Amisi warns ODM may not survive 2027 after by-election struggles
MP Caleb Amisi explained that in the 2027 General Election, there will be no government machinery to help pro-government candidates win seats.
Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has predicted that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party may not survive the 2027 General Election if its performance in the just-concluded by-election is taken into perspective.
Amisi, who spoke to The Eastleigh Voice, said the party’s struggle to retain seats even in areas considered strongholds should be a cause for concern.
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“I am saying that winning with a margin of 300 votes for an MP seat is not something to celebrate,” said Amisi.
He explained that in the 2027 General Election, there will be no government machinery to help pro-government candidates win seats.
“The ground is heavily demanding that Ruto doesn’t get re-elected. Don’t say you were never warned. Because even with massive deployment of resources and personnel, they could only win by a small margin,” Amisi added.
The November 27 by-election was largely won by broad-based government candidates. UDA’s Leo Wa Muthende emerged winner of the Mbeere North parliamentary seat, solidifying the party’s hold in Embu County.
Wa Muthende secured 15,802 votes, edging out his nearest rival, Newton Kariuki, popularly known as Newton Karish, who garnered 15,308 votes.
The Mbeere North by-election turned into a battleground for Mt. Kenya politics between Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua.
Kindiki personally led rallies for Wa Muthende across Mbeere North in the run-up to the polls, casting the contest as a referendum on delivering development and continuity of government-funded projects.
Gachagua threw his weight behind Kariuki, appealing to voters to resist what he described as “state-sponsored politics”.
Boyd Were of the ODM party was declared MP-elect for Kasipul after garnering 16,819 votes, with independent candidate Philip Aroko coming second with 8,476 votes.
In Malava, UDA’s David Ndakwa clinched the parliamentary seat after garnering 21,564 votes against his closest competitor, Seth Panyako of DAP-K, who got 20,210 votes.
In Siaya, Moses Omondi Okoth of ODM was elected Ugunja MP after securing 9,447 votes.
In Mandera, Ahmed Maalim Hassan of UDA was elected Banisa MP after obtaining 10,431 votes ahead of Nurdin Maalim Mohamed of UPA, who received 1,240 votes.
In Narok County, Douglas Twala Masikonde of DCP won the Narok Town Ward by-election after securing 6,007 votes. He defeated Robert Kanyinke Ole Kudate of UDA, who garnered 4,479 votes.
In Nyamira, Jackson Mogusu of PDP won the Nyansiongo Ward by-election with 2,759 votes, narrowly defeating Kevin Maranga of UPA, who garnered 2,687 votes.
In Machakos County, Wiper Democratic Front candidate Antony Kisoi was declared the winner of the Mumbuni North Ward by-election after securing 3,849 votes.
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