Orange Democratic Movement
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Orange Democratic Movement
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| Abbreviation | ODM |
| Leader | Raila Odinga |
| Chairman | John Mbadi |
| Secretary-General | Dr. Agnes Zani (Ag.) |
| Spokesperson | Philip Etale |
| Founder | Mugambi Imanyara |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Newspaper | The kenyan weekly |
| Youth wing | ODM Youth League (OYL) |
| Women's wing | ODM Women League (WL) |
| Veteran's wing | ODM Veterans |
| Ideology |
Liberal democracy Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | CORD |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer) |
| African affiliation | Africa Liberal Network |
| Colours | orange |
| Slogan |
Chungwa Moja, Maisha Bora! One Orange, Better Life! |
| National Assembly |
96 / 349
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| Senate |
17 / 67
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| EALA |
5 / 9
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| Pan-African Parliament |
2 / 5
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| Governors |
16 / 47
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| Members of County Assemblies |
578 / 1,450
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The Orange Democratic Movement is a political party in Kenya. It is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The erstwhile single party which separated in August 2007 into two. The two parties are the Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya (usually known simply as ODM), and the Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (formerly Orange Democratic Movement – Kenya; known as ODM–Kenya).
The name "orange" originates from the ballot cards in the referendum, in which a 'Yes' vote was represented by the banana and a 'No' vote was the orange. Thus the parties claim successorship to those who did not support the referendum at the time. The original linchpins of the ODM were Uhuru Kenyatta's KANU party and Raila Odinga's LDP. However, KANU has since pulled out, and the two groupings are headed by Raila Odinga (ODM) and Kalonzo Musyoka (ODM–Kenya).
The 'No' vote, which the ODM campaigned for, won out with 58.12% of Kenyans voting down the proposed constitution, granting victory to the Orange. Following the rejection of the constitution, President Mwai Kibaki proceeded to dismiss his entire cabinet. The response of the ODM was to say that this was a step in the right direction, but called for immediate general elections for the entire Kenyan government, claiming that the Kibaki regime had lost its mandate as a result of the referendum which it vigorously campaigned in favour of.
Kibaki's government resisted this and elections were not held until the last week of Kibaki's five-year constitutionally-mandated tenure. However, the ODM had emerged as a major opposition party along with KANU, and organised a number of rallies throughout the country asking for elections and a new constitution amongst other demands. Also, the ODM protested Kibaki's new cabinet. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which opposed the referendum, was dropped out of the cabinet.
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