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Barack Obama mourns Raila Odinga, calls him Kenyan hero who put country before own ambitions

Former United States President Barack Obama has finally broken his silence with a moving tribute to the late Raila Odinga, describing him as a “true champion of democracy” and a man whose life’s work shaped Kenya’s democratic journey.

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