ODM leader Raila Odinga. [File, Standard] The lead story in the June 23, 2025 edition of The Standard newspaper was a gross misrepresentation of facts, a calculated distortion of history in motion, and a flagrant act of political propaganda masquerading as journalism. It claimed that Hon Raila Amolo Odinga, the indefatigable champion of democracy and social justice, betrayed the Gen-Z-led anti-Finance Bill 2024 uprising. The paper could not have strayed further from the truth. Indeed, if there is any individual who has borne the brunt of resisting autocracy and economic oppression in Kenya, it is Raila Odinga. To attempt to…