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By Wesa Sitati The nation has lost a great hinge of its recent history, and with him goes a voice that for decades kept the promise and the pain of Kenyan democracy alive. On the morning of 15 October 2025, in a quiet hospital far from the clamour of Nairobi, Raila Amolo Odinga’s long walk […]

By Nyang’au Araka When punda imechoka — the donkey is tired — Raila Odinga warned, the cart must stop. It was one of his most famous metaphors, delivered with the authority of a village sage and the wit of a street philosopher. The “donkey” was the ordinary Kenyan, overworked, underfed, and pushed to exhaustion by […]

By Dr Reuben Kigame “The years of our life are seventy, or eighty if we are strong; but they are filled with struggle and sorrow, for they quickly pass away.” (Psalm 90:10). I met him only a couple of times, mostly during funerals, and I wish the meeting that was being planned between us had […]

By Nyaboke Marube On the screen stands a man who defined resilience, who bled for Kenya’s democracy and gave his life to the people. May his legacy remind every leader that true power lies in service, not in position. We are crying, mourning and celebrating the life of a man who became known as Baba […]

A Tribute by Nyar Murima — Wangari Mwai The quiet waters ofNam Lolwe —They are no more.Only harsh waves of tears,They crush and hurtThe shores ofNam Lolwe. The winds in the waters ofNam LolweCan’t stop their roaring cry.The waves rise and runAcross the ever-dry sandy shores ofNam Lolwe. High waves rise in murmur,Rising and falling,All […]

By Victor Bwire The demise of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, though inevitable in the course of life, came at the least expected time. His sudden death marked the end of a political giant who, for over four decades, stood at the center of Kenya’s political journey and transformation, from opposition icon to prime minister, […]

By Victor Bwire The demise of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, though inevitable in the course of life, came at the least expected time. His sudden death marked the end of a political giant who, for over four decades, stood at the center of Kenya’s political journey and transformation, from opposition icon to prime minister, […]

By Dr. Justus Kizito Siboe Makokha The nation has lost a part of itself, and the republic, a portion of its soul. On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, as dawn broke gently over the backwaters of Kerala, Raila Amolo Odinga took his final breath on the grounds of an Ayurvedic hospital in Koothattukulam. He had gone […]

By KPC Reporter Kenya has declared Friday, 17 October 2025, a public holiday in honour of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, following his death recently in India. A special issue of the Kenya Gazette dated 16 October and signed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen states: “It is notified for the general […]

By KPC Reporter President William Samoei Ruto has taken steps to lead Kenyans in mourning the passing of former Prime Minister (PM) Raila Amolo Odinga, declaring a seven-day period of national mourning beginning Wednesday. In a statement from State House, Nairobi, the President described Raila as “a giant of democracy, a fearless freedom fighter, and […]