'Shame on you!' Oburu slams 10-point agenda critics, defends progress one year on

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Dr. Oburu Oginga has slammed critics of the 10-point agenda, defending its progress one year after President William Ruto and the late Raila Odinga signed the agreement.

Speaking at the KICC during the joint ODM-UDA Parliamentary Group briefing, Dr. Oburu commended the 10-point agenda committee, led by Agnes Zani, for what he described as significant progress within the first 12 months.

He maintained that March 7, 2026, marked an anniversary of the initiative rather than a deadline for the committee’s mandate.

"Those saying there's nothing done on the 10-point agenda, shame on them because there's a lot that has been done and there's a lot to be done," Oburu stated.

Among the key achievements he highlighted was progress on infrastructure, praising President Ruto for signing the National Infrastructure Bill into law.

The fund is designed to shift infrastructure financing towards an investment-led model that attracts private capital. It will operate as a corporate investment vehicle rather than a traditional government fund.

He added that similar financing models were used by Singapore during its early development stages to achieve first-world status.

"I'm very impressed with the agenda for infrastructure. This is the game-changer for the whole world. We're saying we want to go to Canaan through Singapore, that Singapore used the same methods we're using, including the Infrastructure Fund," Oburu stated.

He further clarified that the 10-point agenda did not form the basis of the broad-based government arrangement but was meant to strengthen it.

"Broad-based government started before the 10-point agenda came. It cannot depend on the 10-point agenda which was meant to strengthen the broad-based arrangement," he added.

His remarks come amid criticism from ODM’s Linda Mwananchi faction, which faulted the broad-based arrangement for treating March 7, 2026, as an anniversary rather than a deadline.

The faction questioned why President Ruto extended the Zani-led committee’s mandate by another 60 days, asking what progress had been made during the initial 12-month period.

"Baba they have woken up today to mock your legacy while swearing in your name. You do not have to be an English professor to understand what Baba wanted. It’s there in black and white. Progress reports to him every two months and a final report to the public last Saturday. Now they are putting words in a dead man’s mouth. Give us a signal, Jakom," ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna stated in a post on X.

ODM Deputy Party Leader Godfrey Osotsi also criticised the broad-based arrangement, accusing it of sabotaging the agreement signed between Ruto and Raila.

Osotsi said the Linda Mwananchi faction would present an independent assessment of the 10-point agenda on Wednesday, March 11.

"ODM was founded as a people's movement committed to democracy, justice and social reform. It would therefore be tragic if its founding ideals were subordinated to the political interests of the regime the reforms were meant to check," Osotsi stated in part.