A fierce succession battle has ripped through Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), as several politicians line up to succeed him as the party’s leader.

ODM’s Central Management Committee, the party’s decision-making organ, will today meet, with reports indicating that Raila could name an interim successor.

Raila is expected to vacate the party leader position next month as he steps up a gear in his quest to replace Moussa Faki Mahamat as the chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).