Kisumu, Kenya, Oct 18, 2025 (AFP) - Huge crowds as body of revered Kenya politician Odinga heads home

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2025-10-18

Tens of thousands gathered in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that had already claimed at least five lives this week. There were cries of "Baba" (father) and "We are orphans" from the teeming crowd packing the streets of Kisumu, the heartland of Odinga's support, as his coffin arrived at the city stadium by helicopter. Odinga, 80, died from a suspected he......

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