Nyanza's persecution that forged Jaramogi, Raila's resolve

Mama Ida Odinga and Winnie Odinga lay a wreath at the grave of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Bondo, on October , 19, 2025. [PCS]

I worked in Kisumu for the Nation newspaper at the height of Moi’s authoritarian rule. I witnessed and documented horrifying tales.

Jaramogi lost the 1992 presidential race but enhanced his cooperation with the Kanu government. I recall attending a Nyanza Leadership Conference in Siaya district. It was organised by one of the most arrogant and abrasive provincial administrators I had ever met. It assembled; politicians, scholars, professionals and the clergy.