Author: Kevin Sewe

The body of revered Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga arrived in Nairobi on Thursday from India where he died of a suspected heart attack.

As a mark of respect, the flag of Kenya will be flown at half-mast at State House, all Kenyan diplomatic missions, public buildings, and grounds, as well as at all military bases, posts, and stations, and on all naval vessels of the Republic of Kenya

During the period of mourning, the Kenyan flag will be flown at half-mast across the country and at all Kenyan diplomatic missions abroad.

Messages of condolence continue to pour in from across Africa following the death of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, a towering political figure whose legacy shaped Kenya’s democracy and inspired reform movements across the continent.

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.