{"id":4582,"date":"2026-07-14T14:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4582"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:26:37","slug":"catherine-omanyo-takes-over-as-odm-secretary-general-begins-duties-at-chungwa-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4582","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Omanyo Takes Over as ODM Secretary-General, Begins Duties at Chungwa House"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<pre><strong>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor <\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catherine Omanyo Takes Over as ODM Secretary-General, Begins Duties at Chungwa House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Busia Woman Representative Hon. Catherine Omanyo has officially assumed office as the Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) at Chungwa House, marking a new chapter in the party&#8217;s leadership.<br \/>\nHer assumption of office follows the exit of former Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna, who formally vacated the position, paving the way for the transition.<br \/>\nIn her first official assignment, Hon. Omanyo began signing ODM membership certificates for members from across the country, signaling the commencement of her administrative responsibilities and the party&#8217;s continued membership drive.<br \/>\nHer appointment has attracted attention within Kenya&#8217;s political landscape, with supporters describing it as a significant milestone for women&#8217;s leadership in national politics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking on the transition, party members emphasized that leadership continuity remains essential, noting that political organizations must always ensure smooth succession whenever vacancies arise.<br \/>\nThe development has also revived conversations on women&#8217;s leadership, with many supporters echoing the sentiment that &#8220;What a man can do, a woman can do even better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the saying goes, in politics, there can never be a vacuum. Hon. Omanyo now assumes the responsibility of steering the party&#8217;s secretariat as ODM prepares for its next phase of political organization and engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor &nbsp; Catherine Omanyo Takes Over as ODM Secretary-General, Begins Duties at Chungwa House Busia Woman Representative Hon. Catherine Omanyo has&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-arena","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4582","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=4582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4584,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4582\/revisions\/4584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}