Oburu: The 10-point agenda is a debt we owe to Kenyans
By Cynthia Lodite, March 14, 2026Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga has affirmed the party’s commitment to delivering the 10-Point Agenda, describing it as a debt owed to Kenyans.
Taking to his official X account on Saturday, March 14, 2026, Oburu explained the key areas the party is committed to delivering, including the transparency of elections in the country.
Oburu explained that ODM is firmly behind the 10-point agenda until every youth is safe, every county is funded.
“The 10-Point Agenda is a debt we owe to the Kenyan people. Whether the document says March 7th or not, the intent remains binding until every youth is safe, every county is funded, and every election is transparent. We choose progress over technicalities,” Oburu said.
ODM, UDA arrangement
His remarks come days after he dismissed claims that the March 7, 2026, deadline signalled the end of the broad-based government arrangement between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and ODM.
Speaking during a joint ODM–UDA Parliamentary Group meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Oburu said the date only marked the first anniversary of the signing of the 10-point agenda agreed upon between President William Ruto and the late ODM leader Raila Odinga.
“This is not a small feat. Mr. President, the country has been waiting for this,” Oburu said.
He said many Kenyans had misunderstood the purpose of the date, arguing that the 10-point agenda was meant to strengthen the broad-based arrangement rather than create it.
“The country has been waiting for this because we are in this broad-based government, but there are people who thought that this report is the one which formed the foundation for establishing the broad-based government,” he said.
According to Oburu, the political arrangement between the two sides began before the agreement on the reform agenda.
“Mr. President, I want to inform the country that the broad-based government started long before the 10-point agenda,” he said. “Therefore, the broad-based arrangement cannot depend on the 10-point agenda. The 10-point agenda was meant to strengthen the broad-based arrangement.”
March 7 not deadline
The ODM leader said March 7, 2026, had been set as the date for presenting a progress report on the reforms, not the conclusion of the political cooperation between the two sides.
“Mr. President, the 7th of March, which was limited as the date for making the report, was not the end of the broad-based arrangement. The broad-based arrangement goes up to 2027,” he said.
He added that the date coincided with the anniversary of the signing of the reform framework.
“The 27th of March was marking the beginning of the day when this 10-point agenda was signed. It was an anniversary. It was to celebrate that anniversary. It was also to give us the interim report on the progress of implementation,” Oburu said.
He argued that the reforms contained in the agreement are long-term and cannot end within a year.
“As you can see, the 10-point agenda which we have been taken through is something which cannot end. It is something which will continue from today, it will continue into 2027, and it will go around because it is life,” he said.
“Most of these things which are contained here concern the livelihoods, the daily livelihoods of Kenyans.”