Kenya holds state funeral for opposition leader Odinga
Kenya held a state funeral for revered opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Friday, a day after security forces opened fire on huge mourning crowds.
Kenya held a state funeral for revered opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Friday, a day after security forces opened fire on huge mourning crowds.
Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar’s president on Friday, just days after a military power grab that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing.
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
Katika kesi hiyo, vigogo hao wa CHADEMA wanatuhumiwa kukiuka amri ya Mahakama Kuu iliyotolewa Juni 10, 2025, kufuatia uwepo wa kesi ya madai inayohusu usawa kwenye mgawanyo wa mali ndani ya CHADEMA, inayosikilizwa chini ya Jaji Hamidu Mwanga. Wadaiwa kuwa wamepigwa marufuku kujihusisha na shughuli zozote za kisiasa na matumizi ya rasilimali za chama hadi pale kesi hiyo itakapopatiwa uamuzi.
Katika maelezo yake mbele ya jopo la majaji watatu wakiongozwa na Jaji Dastun Ndunguru, Lissu alisema kuwa baadhi ya watu waliokuwa tayari kushiriki katika kusikiliza kesi hiyo, wakiwemo raia wa kigeni, walifukuzwa nchini na kurudishwa nchini mwao.
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.
Raila alihatarisha maisha yake kwa kuongoza maandamano, mikutano ya hadhara, na kampeni za mageuzi, akisisitiza kuwa Kenya inahitaji katiba mpya, utawala wa sheria, na haki za binadamu.