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Raila Odinga addresses supporters at Jacaranda Grounds in Nairobi on January 29, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
For decades, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been the doyen of Kenyan opposition politics.
The bane of authoritarian regimes, he is venerated as a champion of the underdog. He has put his near-cultic following to good use, launching successive bids for the presidency. All his five attempts have come a cropper.
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