Siaya Senator and ODM Party Leader Dr. Oburu Odinga has used his first address in the Senate since returning from illness to urge leaders to stop pulling the country apart and start bringing Kenyans together.
According to reports shared by A.M Media on X, the veteran politician has spoken this evening with the calm authority of a man who has seen several political seasons come and go.
Senators have followed him closely, and the chamber has remained unusually quiet as he has made his case.
Oburu has told his colleagues that members of the House should not belong to the camp of those tearing one another down.
Instead, he has argued, senators have a duty to strengthen cohesion among Kenyans, especially at a time when political temperatures have kept rising. His message has been direct, and several members have nodded as he has spoken.
He has also turned to the question that has followed his party for months: why ODM has moved from sharp criticism of the government to working alongside it.
Oburu has explained that the party has been one of the fiercest critics of the administration in the past, yet it has now taken its place in the broad-based government because the country matters more than any individual.
In his view, the choice has been about Kenya's stability and not about personal gain.
The remarks have landed at a delicate moment. The broad-based arrangement has divided opinion across the political spectrum, with some Kenyans welcoming it as a path to calm and others questioning what it has meant for opposition politics.
By speaking openly about the decision, Oburu has given his own version of events at a time when his party has needed a strong voice.
His return to the chamber has already generated plenty of attention, and this address has added to it. Party loyalists have praised his tone, saying he has sounded firm yet conciliatory, while critics have wondered whether his call for unity will translate into action.
For now, the speech has set the tone for his comeback. Oburu has made it clear that he has returned to the House with a message of peace, and many senators have left the chamber with plenty to think about.
Link.( Watch full speech.)
https://x.com/a_m_media_ke/status/2120855641061249168?s=19
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