Kenya opposition leader and former PM Odinga dies after suffering cardiac arrest in India | DW News

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died in India, Indian police said Wednesday. He was aged 80. President William Ruto declared a seven-day mourning period, calling Odinga's death an "immense and immeasurable loss." Odinga will be honored with a state funeral, and Kenyan flags will fly at half mast during the mourning period. Odinga died of a heart attack, according to AP news agency, which cited the Devamatha Hospital in India's Kerala State. French news agency AFP reported that Odinga died during a "health visit" to the South Asian nation. Indian police told AFP he was walking with his sister, daughter and a personal doctor "when he suddenly collapsed." Often described as Kenya's most influential opposition figure, Odinga spent more than three decades at the heart of the nation's political transitions, championing multi-party democracy, challenging entrenched power and negotiating peace in moments of deep national crisis.

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Post from DW News on October 15, 2025

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