Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies at 80 • FRANCE 24

Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies at 80 • FRANCE 24



Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, has died of a heart attack in India, the Devamatha Hospital in India’s Kerala State confirmed on October 15, 2025. He was 80. FRANCE 24’s Emily Boyle looks back on the life of a man whose activism helped steer Kenya away from single-party rule and towards a multiparty democracy.
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