The voter-rich region faces deepening political fissures after splitting into two voting blocs – Mt Kenya East and Mt Kenya ...
The former deputy president’s move to anoint Kalonzo Musyoka as the opposition’s preferred flagbearer has split key ...
Kenyan security forces fired in the air and lobbed tear gas to disperse thousands of mourners on Thursday at a stadium where the deceased opposition leader, Raila Odinga’s body was on view. Odinga, a ...
Kenya's former prime minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country's most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya's ...
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The year 2025 in Kenyan politics was defined by a sharp andvolatile contrast: intense, youth-led activism on the streets collided withfar-reaching legislative maneuvers within the halls of Parliament.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns rattled authorities and gave him an outsized influence on political ...
Kenya’s former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country’s most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya’s ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized ...
A supporter of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga grieves while escorting Odinga’s body, in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 16, 2025 (AP photo by Andrew Kasuku). In life, Raila Amolo Odinga was both ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya, died on Wednesday in India, where he was traveling when he suffered a heart attack. While he never became president of his East ...