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How the Odinga family bore the cross of a community and nation

Family of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his brother Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga (second left) during the funeral service in Bondo on October 19, 2025. [PCS]

He took a few, slow unsteady steps on his groggy legs. With his shaky hands tightly holding onto his walking stick, he paused and turned round. He looked at me through his thick spectacles.

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