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How Kisumu waited to hear 'ayaa jothurwa' but the roar never came

By By Harold OdhiamboOctober 19, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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Public viewing of Raila Odinga’s body at Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard]

It is the end. A very sad ending to a true-life story of organic love, unquestionable loyalty, and an outpouring of care to a political patriarch of millions of Nyanza residents. Agwambo will not be coming back to Kisumu again.

Tears, disbelief, a wave of sadness, a loud anguish, and an outpouring of organic love to a man befitting the status of a hero were the scenes in Kisumu as ODM leader Raila Odinga made his final lap to Kisumu. 

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