And then, as now, the looming question of succession crackled like dry tinder waiting for a match. Former Orange Democratic ...

It was a delicate thing, his coalition, sustained by memory and motion: Nyanza's loyalty, Western's bargaining confidence, ...

Raila's long shadow will shorten with time, just like other great men before him. Other events will overshadow him. We hope ...

Raila Odinga’s death has left a deep political void in Luo Nyanza, raising fears of voter apathy and division as leaders and ...

A series of volatile diplomatic incidents has placed Kenya’s foreign policy under intense international scrutiny, fueling ...

Often, politicians wield immense moral and political authority from the Opposition benches. They self-anoint as voices of the ...

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party is reportedly taking a more measured approach in addressing perceived rebel ...

Raila Amolo Odinga has rested, and Kenya stands at the edge of both history and hypocrisy. The air is thick with praise, the ...

Predicating change on capturing power makes politics a zero-sum game. Raila Odinga, the legendary Kenyan politician who ...

Many on the political left still see Bitcoin as a capitalist symbol — nothing more than a tool for speculators. But that ...

The death of former PM and longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga leaves a large political vacuum, writes Ian Bremmer.

Raila Amolo Odinga (1945–2025), beloved as “Baba,” “Agwambo,” and “Tinga,” was Kenya’s fearless opposition titan, a five- ...