Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja Quits UDA to Defend His Seat on ODM Ticket

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has left the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to join the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), whose ticket he plans to use in seeking a second term in 2027. Senior ODM officials, including Deputy Party Leader Simba Arati, welcomed him at Chungwa House in Nairobi on November 2. Sakaja had recently attended an ODM rally at Jacaranda Grounds, where supporters urged him to run under the party’s banner. ODM had courted him for months, while Sakaja said in August that he was still consulting before deciding whether to leave the ruling party.