{
  "id": 677570,
  "title": "Gachagua: Ruto bought a shell of ODM as original party went with Linda Mwananchi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/gachagua-ruto-bought-a-shell-of-odm-as-original-party-went-with-linda",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:30:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/gachagua-ruto-bought-a-shell-of-odm-as-original-party-went-with-linda-mwananchi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that President William Ruto acquired only a “shell” of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), arguing that the party’s original political base had moved to the Linda Mwananchi movement faction of the party. Speaking on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Kajiado […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}