{"id":6657,"date":"2026-10-09T13:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6657"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:27:58","slug":"gladys-wanga-kakamega-turns-out-to-honour-babas-legacy-as-odm-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6657","title":{"rendered":"Gladys Wanga: Kakamega Turns Out to Honour Baba\u2019s Legacy as ODM Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h1>Gladys Wanga: Kakamega Turns Out to Honour Baba\u2019s Legacy as ODM Marks<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h1>#MweziWaBaba<\/h1>\n<pre><em><strong>By News Desk<\/strong><\/em><\/pre>\n<p><strong>KAKAMEGA, KENYA<\/strong> \u2014 Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairperson Gladys Wanga has thanked residents of Kakamega for turning out in large numbers to honour the legacy of the late Raila Amolo Odinga, popularly known as Baba.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550662001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6658\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550662001-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550662001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550662001.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wanga said Kakamega was among the regions that supported and celebrated Raila throughout his political life, describing the turnout as a reflection of the enduring connection between the people and the veteran opposition leader.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550654969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6659\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550654969-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550654969-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FB_IMG_1791550654969.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were in Kakamega, a region that supported and celebrated Baba throughout his political life. Thank you, Wa-ingo, for coming out in such large numbers! His legacy lives on,\u201d Wanga said.<\/p>\n<p>Her remarks highlighted Raila\u2019s longstanding political relationship with the region, where his influence remained a prominent feature of Kenya\u2019s opposition politics for decades.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering forms part of activities associated with <strong>#MweziWaBaba<\/strong>, a campaign centred on remembering and celebrating Raila\u2019s political journey, public service and legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wanga\u2019s message also underscored ODM\u2019s continued efforts to keep Raila\u2019s memory alive through public engagements and commemorative activities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>As the movement reflects on his contribution to Kenya\u2019s political landscape, Kakamega\u2019s turnout provided an opportunity for supporters to celebrate the history and ideals associated with the former ODM leader.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#MweziWaBaba #GladysWanga #ODM #Kakamega #RailaOdinga #LiveNation254<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gladys Wanga: Kakamega Turns Out to Honour Baba\u2019s Legacy as ODM Marks #MweziWaBaba By News Desk KAKAMEGA, KENYA \u2014 Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairperson Gladys&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6657","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=6657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6660,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6657\/revisions\/6660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}