What you need to know about Raila Odinga’s peace-making legacy
Kenya’s fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga shake hands after agreeing a political truce on March 9, 2018. Mr Kenyatta publicly supported Odinga’s candidacy for the presidency in the 2022 elections. PHOTO | FILE
Dar es Salaam. Raila Odinga, the veteran Kenyan politician whose life was defined by negotiation, alliances and unrelenting ambition, passed away during a morning walk in Kerala, India. Known as Baba—the father of the people—Odinga was both revered and criticised for his extraordinary skill in brokering deals that reshaped Kenya’s political landscape.
For more than five decades, Odinga pivoted between outsider and insider, opposition and government, with remarkable fluidity. His latest manoeuvre came after Kenya’s youth-led Gen Z protests.
