When the history of Kenya is written, you cannot put the name Raila Odinga in the footnotes. His life, his sacrifices and his belief in the Kenyan dream form entire chapters of our nation’s story. Having had the privilege to work closely with him in the aftermath of the 2007 General Election, I came to know Raila not just as a political figure, but as a man of profound wisdom, intellect and vision. Those were turbulent days in our nation’s history, days when many doubted that Kenya would ever heal. Yet under the stewardship of President Mwai Kibaki and Prime…
