{"id":1115,"date":"2026-02-19T11:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:02:59","slug":"hands-off-my-name-migori-businessman-oketch-salah-hits-back-at-ruth-odinga-over-political","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=1115","title":{"rendered":"Hands Off My Name!\u201d \u2013 Migori Businessman Oketch Salah Hits Back at Ruth Odinga Over Political"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"371\" data-id=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001702374.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001702374.jpg 533w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001702374-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Businessman Oketch Salah has strongly responded to remarks made by Ruth Odinga, who publicly disowned him and distanced both the Odinga family and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) from his political activities.In a fiery rebuttal, Salah termed the comments as \u201cmisguided and unnecessary,\u201d insisting that his political engagements are independent and driven by his personal convictions and grassroots support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI do not require validation from any political family or party to serve the people,\u201d Salah stated. \u201cMy engagement with wananchi is based on development, empowerment, and accountability\u2014not political patronage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruth Odinga had earlier clarified that Salah\u2019s political mobilization efforts should not be associated with her, the Odinga family, or ODM structures. The remarks sparked debate across political circles in Nyanza, with supporters on both sides weighing in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salah, however, maintained that Kenya\u2019s democratic space allows any citizen to participate in leadership and public discourse without intimidation or political gatekeeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLeadership is not a monopoly of a few. It belongs to the people,\u201d he added.The exchange has ignited fresh discussions within the region\u2019s political landscape, with observers terming it a sign of shifting alliances and rising independent political voices ahead of future electoral continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businessman Oketch Salah has strongly responded to remarks made by Ruth Odinga, who publicly disowned him and distanced both the Odinga family and the Orange&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political-arena","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1117,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions\/1117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}