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Former prime minister Raila Odinga is dead

Raila Amolo Odinga died on Wednesday morning in India.

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By  Mtaa Wangu Reporter

Mtaa Wangu

Raila Amolo Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya and the party leader of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), is dead.

Sources at his office on Wednesday confirmed the passing of veteran politician in India where he was recovering after undergoing treatment for undisclosed condition.

The 80-year-old leader breathed his last on Wednesday morning in the southern Indian city of Kochi, with Indian Press reporting that he suffered a cardiac arrest during a morning walk.

Mr Odinga served as Kenya’s prime minister between 2008 and 2013. He contested for the presidency five times.

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