The political succession question in one of Kenya’s most prominent families has entered a new and delicate chapter, with the symbolic coronation of Winnie Odinga as her late father Raila Odinga’s political heir.
The Saturday event has exposed competing currents over who should carry the family name into the 2027 elections, weeks after the veteran opposition leader’s widow, Ida, endorsed her son Raila Odinga Junior for the Kibra parliamentary seat in Nairobi.
Published Date: 2026-10-07 06:40:00
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Source: The Standard