The family of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga has expressed heartfelt gratitude to world leaders, Kenyan officials, and the public for their support following his passing. The message was shared by his son, Raila Odinga Junior, as the family commemorated what would have been Baba Raila’s 81st birthday on January 7, 2026.
Since the beginning of 2025, Kenya has lost famous personalities, reflecting on their legacies they left behind. Deaths of high-profile figures captured headlines at the same time throwing the country into sombre mood. Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga Raila Odinga died on October 15, 2025. He was the son of the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
By Clifford Derrick – Journalist, Filmmaker, Lecturer in Decolonial Studies South Africa Raila Odinga’s passing did not arrive quietly. It arrived as exposure. It revealed how swiftly unfinished struggles attract scavengers, how easily grief becomes a site of contest, and how quickly old power formations attempt to repossess what they never built. As the soil
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