Raila Odinga, key Kenyan opposition figure and former PM, dies aged 80
by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi from on (#70RYQ)
Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in India
The veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who ran five times for the presidency and had a profound influence on the country's politics, has died aged 80 in India.
An Indian police source told Agence France-Presse he was walking with his sister, daughter, a personal doctor and two security officers when he suddenly collapsed" and was taken to hospital where he was declared dead.
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