The late Raila Amolo Odinga.[File] On October 15, 2025, Kenya lost one of its most defining and unyielding leaders — Raila Amolo Odinga. His passing in India closed a monumental chapter in the nation’s political story, a chapter defined by struggle, defiance, and relentless faith in the promise of democracy. Raila’s life was a testament to conviction. Few leaders have walked through such turbulence with so much endurance. For more than four decades, he stood at the centre of Kenya’s political transformation — alternately loved and loathed, but never ignored. He was a man of fire: passionate, impatient for…