Gunfire and explosions were heard in Benin's main city, Cotonou, as a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government ...

Whatever one’s politics, Raila Odinga has long stood for participation and the stubborn insistence that citizens must have a say in shaping their destiny. That spirit echoed throughout the day’s theme ...

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in April, ...

Chizi said Baba’s presence in her mother’s life had been unwavering, in her childhood, adulthood and final years ...

The Member of Parliament refuted the claims saying that he shall vie for the gubernatorial seat under the ODM party.

October while receiving treatment in India, throwing the country into mourning, especially among his diehard supporters.

In his 2014 autobiography Flame of Freedom, the late Raila Odinga reflects on his relationship with Beryl, describing it as close and protective. In the book, he recounts episodes that, in his view, ...

The death of Raila Odinga on 15 October has left a void not just in Kenya’s opposition politics but in the country’s collective political memory. For more than four decades, Raila embodied defiance, ...

Kenya’s veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga, died in October 2025, reportedly from cardiac arrest while receiving treatment in India. A video circulating online claims to show Odinga’s final ...

Ten or 11 days on, depending on your time zone, Kenya is trudging on, but the rhythm is off. Markets hum, matatus elbow through traffic, Parliament argues in its familiar register—and still there is ...

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Winnie Odinga bears her father's fedora after the Kenya Airways flight from India. Raila Odinga died in her arms, and she carried his iconic hat home to hand to her mother—a moment many interpret as ...