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Kenya
Odinga urged by entourage to mend fences with Ruto

Raila Odinga flanked by Martha Karua and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka in Nairobi, on 7 December 2022. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

After losing the 2022 presidential election, ex-prime minister Raila Odinga may very well take up President William Ruto's proposal to be named the leader of the official opposition. It is a position that would give him, and his allies, greater powers. [...]

Published on 25.01.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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