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Ordinary politicians have ideas but Raila Odinga was himself an idea

Military officers during the public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Kisumu on October 18, 2025. [Michael Mute, Standard]

It was fitting that the nations we call Kenya – of which the state is one part – afforded former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga a superb farewell.

Today is almost two weeks after his passing, yet he is still the subject of much discussion and debate in the general public square – across mainstream and social media; in public places and private spaces. 

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