ODM leader Raila Odinga remembers his father Jaramogi in emotional tribute

ODM leader Raila Odinga. [File, Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga has penned an emotional tribute in remembrance of his father as their family commemorates 26^th anniversary since the death of Kenya’s first vice president Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.

Odinga remembered his father as a selfless patriot who put the interest of the country first. On his Twitter page, he wrote: “26 years ago you took a journey from our beloved country never to return. Your patriotic and selfless actions remain engraved in the hearts of those who knew you and in the collective memory of the nation you helped build. Your memory remains a permanent presence in your absence., and public policy analyst.”