{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_3sdrhxkrnuee2nlyifkq","title":"Shahbal Warns Ruto Against ODM “Cancer” Spreading to UDA","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/shahbal-warns-ruto-against-odm-cancer-spreading-to-uda-3sdrhxkrnu","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_3sdrhxkrnuee2nlyifkq","seq":573169,"kind":"article","title":"Shahbal Warns Ruto Against ODM “Cancer” Spreading to UDA","url":"https://nairobiwire.com/2026/09/suleiman-shahbal-odm-cancer-warning-ruto-uda-coast-party.html","summary":"Businessman Suleiman Shahbal has urged President William Ruto to prevent any political maneuvering within the ODM party from spilling over and undermining his UDA party, warning that such interference could trigger its collapse. Speaking on Monday, September 28, Shahbal said ODM has adopted a practice of allocating party tickets based on personal closeness or friendship with the party leader, as well as on who pays more. He described the trend as a “cancer” that has consumed…","published":"2026-09-29T03:42:29Z","seen":"2026-09-29T04:06:31Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","name":"nairobiwire.com","domain":"nairobiwire.com"},"via":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","topics":["news","politics"],"authors":["Richard Kamau"],"entities":[{"id":"Q7461468","name":"Shahbal","type":"person"},{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q65077013","name":"OpenDroneMap","type":"org"},{"id":"Q3407533","name":"Uda","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_3sdrhxkrnuee2nlyifkq","category":"politics","category_p":0.6800000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.699999988079071,"political":0.8899999856948853}]}