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Raila conferred posthumously with highest national honour

President William Ruto during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui, on October 20, 2025. [PCS]

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was on Monday posthumously awarded the highest national honour in the country during Mashujaa Day celebrations.

President William Ruto conferred on Raila the First Class Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (CGH) as he led the nation in recognising Raila as one of foremost heroes, a statesman whose lifelong struggle for democracy, justice, and national unity reshaped the country’s political landscape.

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