While in Israel, Raila spared time for prayers at Jerusalem Wailing Wall

Raila Odinga, who is on a visit to Israel, on Tuesday toured the historic Western Wall in Jerusalem. The site is also referred to as the Wailing Wall. Raila later explained the significance of visiting the site on his official website: “This week, I travelled to The Holy Land to deliver an address on democracy, religion and peace in Africa.

While in Jerusalem, I visited the Western Wall. The Western Wall is the pulpit of the Temple of Solomon and is said to have been built over 5,000 years ago. This site is sacred to all three Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Islam and Christianity - and to me it is a very strong symbolism of strength and unity.”