Former PM Raila Odinga Dies at 80

Published: 15 Oct, 2025 08:10 Sources: S1 S2 S3 Category: Politics Language: English Country: Kenya

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Kenya’s former Prime Minister and ODM leader Raila Odinga has died in Kochi, India, at age 80. Indian authorities said Odinga suffered cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital. The former opposition leader served as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013 under President Mwai Kibaki. Odinga, a veteran politician and son of Kenya’s first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, had been receiving treatment for undisclosed health complications.