As ODM leader Raila Odinga exits the country’s political scene to concentrate on his African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship bid, observers argue that he has lived up to his billing as an enigma in Kenya’s politics.

Described as an enigma in the country’s politics 18 years ago by Nigerian lecturer Babafemi Badejo, Raila has appeared to live the portrait of a man who continues to confound friend and foe today.

In the 2006 biography; Raila Odinga: An Enigma in Kenyan Politics, author Badejo gave a view of the country's politics and critical events for nearly 60 years tracing Raila’s role in it.