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How Raila's political inheritance is being executed at his gravesite

Wiper Patriotic Front Leader Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka arrives at  the compound of the Late Raila Odinga in Bondo, as he condoles with the family.[Courtesy]

President Ruto set the tempo when he vowed to ensure ODM is part of government in 2027. Politicians have since been trooping to Kang’o and Opoda to swear allegiance.

The race to inherit the late Raila Odinga’s constituency is on, and it is taking place right at the doyen’s final resting place, the gravesite at Kang’o Ka Jaramogi, where political pilgrims have been camping in a bid to appease his spirit (juogi) and hopefully inherit the Nyanza region as well as the ODM support base.

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