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Kenya
As Raila Odinga guns for top AU job, his kin fret about dynastic succession

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Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 26 July 2023.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 26 July 2023. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP

After more than 40 years in politics, the opposition leader, whose late father played a key role in Kenya's fight for independence, is set to quit the domestic limelight as he pursues a continental role. In the absence of a designated successor within the family, the rumour mill is going into overdrive.

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