France, Oct. 15 -- Kenya's former prime minister and veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has died following a decades-long career that defined the country's struggle for democracy.
Raila Odinga, one of the defining figures of modern Kenyan politics, has died at the age of 80 while travelling in India.
He will be remembered as a tireless campaigner whose charisma, flair and stubborn idealism helped steer the country from one-party rule to multi-party democracy.
In his home town of Kisumu, where Odinga was a household name, his death turned the lakeside streets silent on Wednesday.
"People woke up to the sad news that their political father had died in India," according to RFI Kiswahili's Victor Abuso. "They're saying Raila Odinga ha...