Orange Democratic Movement
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) refers to a political party in Kenya, which is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. It is commonly also known as Odingas Domo Movement due to the incessant talking (Domo- in native swahili) of the leader Raila Odinga. 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 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).
Read more about Orange Democratic Movement: Constitutional Referendum, 2007 Elections, Political Parties Act and Party Elections, 2013 Genral Elections
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