Opiata’s contribution to entrenching reforms has left Kenya a better place

Fare thee well, Comrade Odindo Opiata. Last week, you left us — forever. But you will never be forgotten — not by me, nor those who fight for change. Nor by your enemies. That’s because you’ve left an indelible mark on Kenya. Your legacy will live on beyond the tears that your family— both natural and political — shed for you. But alas, you’ve left us too soon.

Methinks the Kenyan state prematurely killed you, but I will hold that for another day. Today, I just want to indulge in a requiem – for you. I want to tell Kenya, and the world, who Odindo Opiata was. Yours was the undeniable voice of the voiceless — those who can’t speak for themselves.