EALA Mp Suleiman Shahbal has maintained that the ODM party is still strong especially in Mombasa and Coast region contrary to ongoing reports that the party is losing it's grip.

Critics have been arguing that ODM is slowly losing it's grip in the region (Coast) to the ruling party UDA  led by President William Ruto.

Speaking on Saturday while attending the weeding of his head of communication team, Ahmed Mohammed, Shahbal cautioned critics against downplaying the ODM party.

"I'm still a member of ODM and anyone who says that ODM is dying does not know the reality on the ground." said Shahbal.

Shahbal who was vying for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat in 2022 but stepped down in favour of the current governor Abdulswamad Nassir called on Mombasa residents to give time to Nassir's administration to deliver on their promises.

Shahbal charged "I think it is still early for us to start judging them, let us give them time then we can start judging them."

During the 2022 general elections ODM won five of the six Mp seats in Mombasa county.

Nyali Mp Mohammed Ali was the only Mp elected on UDA party.

In the County assembly ODM bagged 23 seats, UDA clinched four, two are independent and one for Wiper.