'Build Kenya, not yourselves,' Mama Ida Odinga tells leaders

Mama Ida Odinga makes her speech during the interment ceremony of former PM Raila Odinga at Jaramogi Oginga University in Bondo on October 19, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Ida Betty Odinga, widow of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has challenged Kenyan leaders to focus their efforts on driving the country toward development rather than personal enrichment.