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Beyond Raila: Will Kenya now face a spectre of political, economic winter?

When President William Ruto and the late Raila Odinga signed an agreement to work together at KICC. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

Few Kenyans will ever take so much airtime, newspaper pages and national attention as Raila Odinga, in life and death.

His death is best captured by a central Kenya proverb given by BD Njuguna: “íragúo yarí iria yakwa,” loosely translated, It’s only after the death of a cow that the owners realise its value, particularly the milk it provided.

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