DNK International By Our Reporter,Nairobi
Moses Ogeto has steadily grown into one of the most consequential figures at City Hall, a street smart mobiliser whose influence now stretches well beyond Kilimani Ward.
Currently serving his second term as Member of County Assembly for Kilimani and holding the powerful position of Majority Chief Whip in the Nairobi County Assembly, Ogeto has mastered the art of numbers, loyalty and timing in a county where politics rarely forgives hesitation.
Born and raised in Nyanza, Ogeto is in his early forties, a generation shaped by the rise of multiparty politics and the enduring pull of the Orange Democratic Movement.
He is an alumnus of Homa Bay High School before joining the University of Nairobi, where he studied a social science oriented course that sharpened his interest in governance, public policy and political organisation.
Those who knew him at the university described to Daily News Kenya-International of a student who was a keen debater, comfortable in student politics and at ease building alliances across ideological lines.
Before elective politics, Ogeto worked in community mobilisation and political organising, experiences that grounded him in grassroots networks and the mechanics of campaigns.
Friends say it was frustration with what he viewed as distant leadership and unresponsive local administration that pushed him to vie for the Kilimani MCA seat.
His first victory was hard fought, his reelection confirmed him as more than a one term phenomenon in a cosmopolitan ward where incumbency offers little comfort.
Inside the County Assembly, Ogeto’s rise has been swift.
As Majority Chief Whip, he is a central cog in legislative strategy, tasked with rallying numbers, enforcing party discipline and negotiating compromises.
Colleagues privately acknowledge that few bills move smoothly without his fingerprints.
His influence has also been felt back in his ward through bursary programmes and targeted support for vulnerable students, an initiative that has helped cement his standing among residents who judge leaders by tangible returns.
Politically, Ogeto is firmly anchored in ODM, but he has aligned himself with the emerging Winnie Odinga wing of the party, which held its first high profile meeting at the Kamukunji grounds in Kibra on Sunday.
Kamukunji grounds was a favourite venue for the late ODM leader Raila Odinga when he was allowed to articulate his thoughts and send his political messages.
For Ogeto to be on Winnie’s side its seen by party insiders as a calculated bet on generational transition within ODM.
The Winnie Odinga camp positions itself as youthful, assertive and impatient with old hierarchies, setting it on a collision course with his uncle Oburu Odinga–leaning establishment faction.
To Ogeto, the alliance offers him visibility beyond Nairobi County and a platform to brand himself as part of ODM’s future rather than its past.
That positioning could pay dividends as the factional contest intensifies.
By standing with Winnie Odinga, Ogeto taps into a national narrative and a network that may prove decisive during nominations.
Allies argue that, win or lose, the battle will elevate his profile and bargaining power within the party.
All this feeds into his unspoken but widely acknowledged ambition: a 2027 run for the Dagoretti North parliamentary seat.
His Kilimani base, countywide influence and growing national links are already being read as early moves in that direction.
Whether the ODM ticket will be unified or faction ridden by then remains an open question, but Ogeto appears determined to be in the room where that decision is made.
Ogeto has long been close to the late ODM leader Raila Odinga, often describing him as his principal political mentor and a symbol of resilience in Kenyan politics.
He has repeatedly echoed Raila’s calls for institutional reform and social justice, remarks that have earned him applause at rallies and, occasionally, rebukes from rivals who accuse him of being too combative.
Among his most quoted lines is his insistence that “numbers are not enough without discipline,” a phrase that neatly captures his whip’s philosophy.
As Nairobi’s political chessboard shifts and ODM wrestles with its own succession debates, Moses Ogeto stands at an interesting crossroads: a county powerbroker with national ambitions, a loyalist navigating factional storms, and a politician betting that the future of the party will reward those bold enough to claim it early.
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🗓️ [DNK-International@January 20,2026]
