Raila Odinga, Former Kenyan Prime Minister and Champion of Democracy, Dies at 80
15 October 2025 at 20:27
A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.
Raila Odinga with thousands of supporters in the Mathare area of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2017.
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