The 2007 post-election violence and my enduring love for Raila

Raila Odinga's children lay wreaths at his gravein Kang'o ka Jaramogi, Bondo, Siaya County. [PCS]

During the heat of the 2022 elections, a lady I often engaged with online, someone I respected professionally, though we had never met, sent me a message. We were on opposite political sides. She wanted to know why I supported the Azimio camp, and specifically, why I stood with Raila Amolo Odinga.

She told me I seemed like “a reasonable person, calm, God fearing and cultured,” and she couldn’t reconcile that with my political choice.