{
  "id": 18006759,
  "title": "ODM hit by defections as Teso North MP, MCA join MDG Party",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/odm-hit-by-defections-as-teso-north-mp-mca-join-mdg-party",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T18:21:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/odm-hit-by-defections-as-teso-north-mp-mca-join-mdg-party"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) Party, led by Ugenya MP David Ochieng, has received a political boost after two elected leaders associated with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) defected to the party ahead of the 2027 General Election. The leaders include Teso North MP Oku Kaunya and David Ragen, the ODM Member of […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}