By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst The death of Raila Amolo Odinga in October 2025 closed one of the most consequential chapters in Kenya’s political history. Raila was not just the leader of ODM; he was its conscience, its mobiliser, and its ideological anchor. His passing has forced ODM into an unavoidable
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
By Anthony Kieti, Political Strategy and Behavioral Intelligence A demographic and political strategy perspective on why Kenyan elections are decided by turnout mechanics, not ideas, and why the next time the “wrong” candidate wins, it’s rarely because the election was stolen. Every election cycle in Kenya produces the same disbelief. How did that candidate win?