Raila stretched court limits and entrenched constitutionalism

ODM leader Raila Odinga addresses supporters after filing the presidential election petition at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, on August 22, 2022. [File, Standard]

Few figures in Kenya’s legal and political history have embodied the spirit of public interest litigation as profoundly as Raila Amolo Odinga. His name, often polarising, evokes admiration and resentment in equal measure. However, even his staunchest critics concede that Raila was not merely a politician, he was a force that stretched the meaning of justice beyond courtroom walls and parliamentary chambers.