Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC.
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India.
In recent weeks, there has been speculation about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports suggesting he was critically ill.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta said Odinga’s death had “left a silence that echoes across our nation”.
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A very big loss to Africa and the people of Kenya
May his gentle soul rest in peace ✌️🕊️🙏
He is known for rejecting presidential elections results every time he was defeated 😂😂
😢im still in denial damn…did we just lose BABA,HUMMER,RAO,TINGA,😭😭😭😭🥺
From Ethiopia,,RIP Kenyan hero
Rest in eternity jakom Raila Odinga 🙏🙏🕊️🇰🇪
🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪😢😢💪💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🇺🇬rest easy papa
May you rest in peace Mr Raila Odinga
We as Ugandans Kenyan neibours , we say sorry to Kenya. 😢😢
RIP Kenya n some parts of the world will really miss you
Thanks for honouring our ICON
Why do they die in other countries not theirs? We should help our countries to prosper. What is this. All our presidents die abroad why? We are rich.
From Kenya may our hero,legend and liberator rest in peace.
A TREE HAS FALLEN😢😢
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I can't control my tears 😭😭💔
From the state kerala where he is treated, RIP BABA
Raila lives! ❤❤❤
Greetingz Brothers and Sisters,
May he RIEP bless
Kibaki never defeated Raila.
RIEP the People's President 🕊
Pretended friends have Killled Raila. Truth be told. They know what they planted in his body to erase his life on earth slowly by slowly. Even his own wife and other family members are so naive to get things right. Odinga was assassinated by his newly found friends. 😭😭😭
He didn't just claim, it's true, his votes were stolen. The Kenyan institutions are weak and do whatever who paid them wants. And Mr. Odinga never paid them, that's why he never won any election . There are transparency issues around the whole electoral process in Kenya.
Mbeberu dog house niiiigro is dead 😂😂😂😂. Afrocinema continue….
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I voted him 5 times…..he was that a good human