The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has drawn a line on its seats in parliament as they prepare to engage with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).

The Suna East Member of Parliament, Junet Mohamed, read the resolutions of the Parliamentary Group meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

He detailed the outcomes from the session that brought together party senators and MPs from both the National Assembly and Senate. Party leaders attended the meeting.

“Our party leader was present, who is also the Senator of Siaya. And we have here the minority leader of the Senate, and the two whips of the two houses, the party chair, and the deputy party leaders also were present,” Junet said.

The group discussed recent party decisions at length. The executive director updated members on resolutions from the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Central Committee over the last three sittings.

Junet said the parliamentary group endorsed those choices without changes. Members focused on building the party’s future. They resolved to keep all current seats in the National Assembly and Senate under ODM.

“We want to increase our number in the next general election from what we have today,” he stated.

He sent a strong warning to other political groups eyeing partnerships.

“And we are telling any party that we are associating with, any party in this country that wants to associate with us, our parliamentary numbers are not negotiable,” he declared.

“We can negotiate on anything, but not on our parliamentary strength.”

This position shows ODM’s strategy to protect its influence. As talks with other parties grow, the party has refused to trade away its legislative power. Junet explained that the group backed the NEC’s mandate for the party leader to begin negotiations with like-minded groups, starting with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). The NEC had approved this approach earlier.

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The meeting also confirmed the national delegates’ conference for March 27, 2026.

“From Friday, the party will communicate and give the 21-day notice that is required by law,” Junet added.

The 10-point agenda

Looking ahead, the group will review the 10-point agenda report on March 10, 2026, at a larger gathering. This broad-based parliamentary group meeting at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) will include ODM and Kenya Kwanza members.

“Then from there, the public will be told on what progress the report has made, what has been achieved, what has not been achieved,” he stated.

The MPs stressed two priorities on the agenda. They pushed for action on competition matters and devolution funding. They also demanded support for victims of the 2017 post-election violence.

“Then from there, the public will be told on what progress the report has made, what has been achieved, what has not been achieved, and the parliamentary group emphasised on two main issues that they expect to happen, that is the that is the competition bit of the matter of the ten-point agenda, and the devolution issue, that they want money to increase the devolved units.”

“And they also want the people who are affected through the post-election violence of 2017, that money must be put in the supplementary budget that is in parliament, I think from tomorrow.”