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Oburu doomed by a tsunami of voter apathy

ODM leaders during former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's memorial service at Sony Sugar Green Stadium in Awenso Sub-County, Migori County on November 6, 2025. [Anne Atieno]

In one classic hit, rhumba musician Musa Juma bemoaned Kenya’s electoral crises and hoped that Raila Odinga would one day fix them.

Two decades later, the song still echoes with truth that our polls are painfully predictable. And with Mr Odinga’s death, that sense of despair has only grown.

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