Author: By Mark Oloo

Audio By Vocalize Winnie Odinga must choose her political camp to secure her future and protect her father’s legacy. [Courtesy] There was a time Baba Raila Odinga was angered by a threat from the clergy to bar him from addressing mourners during the funeral of a politician in Gem, Siaya County. The enigma argued that when a politician dies, fellow politicians should bury him. If a doctor dies, medics should have the leeway to bid him farewell. Even when a wizard dies, other wizards should honour him in their own way, and so on and so forth. I fully agree.…

Audio By Vocalize Winnie Odinga must choose her political camp to secure her future and protect her father’s legacy. [Courtesy] There was a time Baba Raila Odinga was angered by a threat from the clergy to bar him from addressing mourners during the funeral of a politician in Gem, Siaya County. The enigma argued that when a politician dies, fellow politicians should bury him. If a doctor dies, medics should have the leeway to bid him farewell. Even when a wizard dies, other wizards should honour him in their own way, and so on and so forth. I fully agree.…

Audio By Vocalize Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Baba Raila Odinga. A special memorial event, graced by President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta, will be held in Bondo. Raila’s big brother, Oburu Oginga, has been indisposed and has thus been unable to take part in the commemorative events since the anniversary month began. With his trademark wit, humour and political jabs, Dr Oginga is a man whose words many folks would have been eager to hear at today’s gathering. One can only imagine what he might have said on such a momentous occasion meant…

Audio By Vocalize Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Baba Raila Odinga. A special memorial event, graced by President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta, will be held in Bondo. Raila’s big brother, Oburu Oginga, has been indisposed and has thus been unable to take part in the commemorative events since the anniversary month began. With his trademark wit, humour and political jabs, Dr Oginga is a man whose words many folks would have been eager to hear at today’s gathering. One can only imagine what he might have said on such a momentous occasion meant…

Audio By Vocalize Wicknell Chivayo’s controversial life, wealth and political connections have sparked debate following his death. [Courtesy] In traditional African society as we know it, celebrating someone’s death isn’t only taboo but a distasteful abomination of unimaginable proportions. It is often said you can hate a man and condemn his deeds but when he dies, you must take off your gloves because there’s no glory in punching a man who can no longer punch back. That’s why seeing fellow Kenyans and other Africans take to social media to clap at the death of Zimbabwean billionaire Wicknell Chivayo has revealed…