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| ULP Party leader Dalmas Otieno |
Embattled senior ODM politician and former advisor to Raila Odinga , Dalmas Otieno has quit ODM to form a new political outfit going by the name United Liberal Party (ULP).
Mr Otieno who is also the Member of Parliament for Rongo fell out with former ODM leader Raila Odinga after he refused to back him for a party position in favour of another candidate, Dalmas decried the state of democracy in the party saying that Raila had his choice candidates already.
ULP is targeting membership from the Nyanza area where ODM has enjoyed unrivaled support since 2005.
Dalmas is wooing disgruntled ODM members like Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero who also was forced to give up his candidature for a leadership position in ODM.
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| Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero |
Others who are leaning towards ULP include Ababu Namwamba who was called a "Jubilee spy" to his face during a party retreat in Naivasha by Otieno Kajwang and Eliud Owallo who are staunch Raila followers.
Youthful MPs Ken Obura and David Ochieng who have publicly disagreed with Raila Odinga over the manner in which he was running the party are also said to be in talks with Mr. Dalmas Otieno over a switch to ULP.
The party will be registered in a few days to come.