Nairobi bids goodbye to Kenya’s most resilient and consequential reformist Raila Odinga who tore down country’s institutions of oppression

Nairobi bids goodbye to Kenya’s most resilient and consequential reformist Raila Odinga who tore down country’s institutions of oppression

President William Ruto said Odinga deserved the honour for having been a legislator for 15 years, a role he used to play “a pivotal role in shaping some of the most consequential laws in our Republic’s history.”

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Evidence from refugee camps in Kenya and UK qualify ‘black markets’ symbolise resistance to oppression and subjugation

Evidence from refugee camps in Kenya and UK qualify ‘black markets’ symbolise resistance to oppression and subjugation

I witnessed the same thing in my research on how economies emerge and grow in refugee camps, conducted in Kakuma in Kenya. People in search of safety – from war, persecution, disaster or hunger – end up in camps with inadequate services and poor opportunities.

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Finally, former Kenya’s PM Raila Odinga makes ‘last journey’ to Parliament Buildings after chaos

Finally, former Kenya’s PM Raila Odinga makes ‘last journey’ to Parliament Buildings after chaos

A funeral procession is scheduled for on October 18, 2025 in Kisumu and Siaya counties, followed by a state burial on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Kan’go Ka Jaramogi family home in Bondo, Siaya County

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UN chief António Guterres ‘condemns unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar’

UN chief António Guterres ‘condemns unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar’

There have been several coups and attempted coups, including a military takeover in 2009 that first brought Rajoelina to power. Then, the army handed power to Rajoelina, who was in charge as president of a transitional government for five years before new elections.

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Scholars: Joblessness is a ticking time bomb Africa must address to avert social and economic chaos

Scholars: Joblessness is a ticking time bomb Africa must address to avert social and economic chaos

The report further indicates that over 800,000 young Kenyans enter the job market annually, yet only a fraction secures formal employment, leaving a majority to turn to informal or gig work to make ends meet.

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Four dead after Kenyan forces fire shots, teargas to disperse rowdy mourners at Odinga viewing

Four dead after Kenyan forces fire shots, teargas to disperse rowdy mourners at Odinga viewing

Thousands of mourners briefly stormed Nairobi’s international airport, interrupting a ceremony for President William Ruto and other officials to receive Odinga’s body with military honours.

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EABC Investment Summit and Expo postponed as EAC bloc mourns former Kenya PM Odinga

EABC Investment Summit and Expo postponed as EAC bloc mourns former Kenya PM Odinga

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died on Wednesday morning in India, will be accorded a state funeral with full of military honours, while Kenya’s flag will fly half-mast in Kenya and all diplomatic missions, public buildings and public grounds.

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Mourners flood Kenya’s main airport as Odinga’s body arrives from India, prompt two-hour flights suspension

Mourners flood Kenya’s main airport as Odinga’s body arrives from India, prompt two-hour flights suspension

Although mainly known as an opposition figure, Odinga did become prime minister in 2008 and also struck a political pact with President William Ruto last year in a career of shifting alliances.

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Exhibitors at indigenous seeds fair in Nanyuki question Kenya’s discriminatory seeds law

Exhibitors at indigenous seeds fair in Nanyuki question Kenya’s discriminatory seeds law

The case was filed in 2022 by 15 small-scale farmers who argue that the Seed and Plant Variety Act of 2012 and the Seed Regulations of 2016 were undermining local farmers on indigenous seeds and cultural practices matters.

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Former Congo President Kabila resurfaces at political meeting in Kenya despite absentia death sentence

Former Congo President Kabila resurfaces at political meeting in Kenya despite absentia death sentence

Joseph Kabila was filmed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at a ceremony attended by a dozen other Congolese leaders who oppose President Felix Tshisekedi.

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