ODM leaders during the celebration of the late former party leader Raila Odinga’s 81st birthday, in Kilifi, on January 7, 2026. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
The flowery and nostalgic birthday messages and videos posted by ODM leaders to celebrate party leader Raila Odinga’s birthday stand in stark contrast to what is happening in his once-celebrated political outfit, now tottering on the brink of self-destruction.