Slightly more than two decades ago, in the heated crucible of Kenya’s constitutional reform struggles, a giant was born. The ...

Raila Odinga was a giant in Kenya's politics. The recent death of Raila Odinga, the leader of one of Kenya's largest political parties and a five time presidential candidate, brings to an end the life ...

The death of Raila Odinga has left Kenya’s politics in shock and transition. The firebrand opposition chief, who for decades dominated Kenya’s democratic struggles and opposition movements, leaves ...

Uhuru Kenyatta revived Jubilee Party in a bold return to politics, challenging Rigathi Gachagua’s grip on Mt Kenya ahead of ...

He was one of the most pivotal public figures in Kenya. He died this week after fighting against tribalism for decades. By Jeffrey Gettleman Jeffrey Gettleman was the Times’s East Africa bureau chief ...

The death of Raila Odinga on 15 October has left a void not just in Kenya’s opposition politics but in the country’s collective political memory. For more than four decades, Raila embodied defiance, ...

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal ...

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