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
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has spoken out following the President William Ruto’s directive to rename Talanta Stadium to honor Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. In a statement issued on December 12th, 2025, ODM welcomed and appreciated the move of the President. Ruto made a public announcement to rename Talanta Stadium during Jamhuri Celebrations