ODM prepares Jacaranda rally, with Oburu expected to address supporters remotely

ODM says preparations are complete for a rally at Jacaranda Grounds on Saturday, October 31, with party leader Oburu Oginga expected to address supporters through a live link.

Makadara MP and ODM Nairobi chairman George Aladwa outlined the arrangements at a press conference on Friday. The gathering is intended to conclude Mwezi wa Baba, the party’s month of commemorations for Raila Odinga, while also giving leaders a platform to discuss politics ahead of the 2027 election.

The Star reported Aladwa saying the rally would be open to the public as well as delegates. He said Nairobi lawmakers and aspirants had taken part in the final preparations and that police had assured organisers of security. Those are the organisers’ assurances ahead of the event, not a retrospective assessment of how it was conducted.

Nation separately reported confirmation from Oburu’s secretariat that he was expected to speak from home by live link. The planned remote appearance should not be presented as a confirmed in-person attendance. Whether the address takes place, and what he says, can only be established at the event.

The preparations come as ODM seeks to maintain its organisation in the capital during a period of political realignment. Aladwa’s briefing places the party’s structures and mobilisation effort at the centre of Saturday’s programme. It does not establish a turnout, an electoral result or the conclusion of any coalition negotiations.

Crowd estimates circulated ahead of political rallies are expectations rather than counted attendance. This report therefore does not turn organisers’ projections into a claim about how many people will be at Jacaranda.

For readers, the immediate facts are the planned Saturday venue, the public invitation and the expected remote address. The next reporting task is to verify the actual speeches, attendance and any substantive decisions, rather than assume that preparations guarantee a particular political outcome.