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Raila Odinga mastered the art of political compromise for the good of Kenya

One of the markers of Kenyan statesman Raila Odinga was not just his courage in challenging the establishment but his ability to fortify it when circumstances demanded. An example was his willingness in 2007 to set aside his ambition at having been robbed of the presidency in a rigged election…

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Kenya Buries Long-time Opposition Leader Raila Odinga

Kenya's long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga was buried in a state funeral in the west of the country on Sunday after days of commemorations attended by tens of thousands.

International Business Times

Final interment for Kenya's former prime minister Odinga underway

The funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is underway in his rural home with heavy security

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Heavy security after deadly violence in Kenya as thousands turn out to mourn former PM Odinga

Heavy security has been deployed to Kenya’s western city of Kisumu ahead of the final public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after five people died in the last two public funeral events

The Independent UK

High-risk Memorial For Kenya Politician Odinga After Days Of Chaos

Vast crowds were gathering in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of beloved politician Raila Odinga for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that have already claimed five lives this week.

International Business Times

Stampede at the funeral of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2

Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80

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Raila Odinga obituary

Kenyan politician who contested the presidency five times and whose term as prime minister ushered in a period of calm and inclusivity

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Three killed after Kenyan security forces fire on crowds mourning opposition leader

Dramatic footage of the incident showed panicked mourners running for cover as shots were fired at the memorial event for the Kenyan opposition leader. There has also been a stampede at Raila Odinga’s funeral

The Independent UK

Kenya Holds State Funeral For Opposition Leader Odinga After Mourners Killed

Kenya held a state funeral for revered opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Friday, a day after security forces opened fire to disperse huge crowds of mourners, killing at least three.

International Business Times

Raila Odinga: the man who changed Kenya without ever ruling it

Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics.

The Conversation

Police fire tear gas at thousands of mourners at former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga's public viewing

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas canisters at thousands of mourners who had turned out for a public viewing of the body of influential African politician and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, one day after he died in India

The Independent UK

Chaos As Security Forces Fire On Mourners For Kenyan Politician Odinga

Tens of thousands of mourners in Kenya fled in panic when security forces fired gunshots and teargas in a stadium where they had gathered to see the coffin of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose body was repatriated from India on Thursday.

International Business Times

Raila Odinga, an enduring voice of Kenya’s democratic struggle, dies aged 80

Kenya’s former prime minister and veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has died following a decades-long career that defined the country’s struggle for democracy.

Radio France Internationale

Kenyans Swarm Home Of Fallen 'Hero' Raila Odinga

"A king", "a hero", "Nelson Mandela", "Jesus Christ" -- no superlatives were too much for the crowd that came to mourn the death of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga at his Nairobi home on Wednesday.

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Photos of Raila Odinga, the former Kenyan PM who helped steer the country into multiparty democracy

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga died Wednesday of a heart attack in India. He was 80 years old.

The Guardian - UK

Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80

Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in India

International Business Times

Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies In India

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said Wednesday -- a political earthquake that could transform politics in the East African nation.

International Business Times

Raila Odinga: Kenya's Perennial Opposition Leader

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 of becoming Kenya's president, despite five attempts.

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Kenyan MP shot dead in ‘devastating’ targeted attack on streets of capital

Kenyan president Willian Ruto has urged police to conduct a ‘thorough investigation’ in Charles Ong'ondo Were’s killing

Al Jazeera

Kenya MP’s killing appears ‘targeted and premeditated’, police say

Charles Ong’ondo Were had complained his life was in danger before attack, local reports say.

International Business Times

S.Sudan Govt Says Vice President Machar 'Under House Arrest'

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the crisis threatening to end the fragile peace deal between rival factions.

Al Jazeera

Kenya Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua impeached: Why it matters

Two years after taking office, Gachagua fell out with President Ruto, leading to his ouster from office.

The Conversation

Kenya’s presidents have a long history of falling out with their deputies – Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment would be no surprise

The process of removing Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is the process.

Al Jazeera

Kenya’s Ruto adds opposition figures to cabinet as protests rumble on

Despite president’s hope that a new cabinet could quell protests, scepticism remains and rallies continue.