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President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the official opening of the Sub-County headquarters offices in Rangwe, Homa Bay county, on May 30, 2025. [File, Standard]
Raila Odinga aka Baba is no longer the face of resistance that we once knew. The enigma himself is redefined and redeployed for a different purpose. As Kenya's politics shift, and as years move on for the veteran of five presidential bids, Baba may have to embrace the very system he once vowed to dismantle.
After decades of defiance, Raila now stands at a political junction where the path forward may lead not to State House, but to strategic surrender.
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