Nairobi, October 16- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has joined Kenyans in mourning the death of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, paying glowing tribute to him as a symbol of courage, democracy, and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a heartfelt message shared on his social media pages, Gachagua expressed condolences to Mama Ida Odinga, the Odinga family, and the entire nation, describing Raila as \u201cthe father of our democracy and a formidable hero of Kenya\u2019s second liberation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBaba Raila Odinga, may you rest well. To the family your spouse Mama Ida Odinga and your children my family and I join you in prayer during this difficult moment. My deepest sympathies to you and to the people of the Republic of Kenya,\u201d Gachagua wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He praised Raila\u2019s lifelong dedication to justice and freedom, recalling his sacrifices during Kenya\u2019s struggle for democracy. \u201cYou faced brutal regimes\u2019 brutality; you were tortured, jailed, abducted, and detained severally for Kenya. When the history of Africa\u2019s Pan-Africanism is written, your chapter as the indefatigable lion of Africa will attract many readers,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Deputy President highlighted Raila\u2019s multifaceted service to the nation \u2014 as a political activist, civil servant, university lecturer, Member of Parliament, party leader, cabinet minister, and prime minister \u2014 noting that his impact remains \u201cindelible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKenyans will not only remember your craft in resilience, persistence, and democratic values but also your voice during difficult moments,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gachagua also commended Raila\u2019s leadership and political skill, acknowledging his ability to build and sustain a strong political party across multiple elections. \u201cMuch as we have never been on the same political side, I have had a strong admiration of Raila Odinga\u2019s art of forming and sustaining a strong political party that survived four general elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou are a hero celebrated home and away; you have not gone, Raila Odinga you have just faded away. Rest in peace, Baba, and may perpetual light shine upon you forever,\u201d Gachagua concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nairobi, October 16- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has joined Kenyans in mourning the death of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, paying glowing tribute to him as a symbol of courage, democracy, and resilience. In a heartfelt message shared on his social media pages, Gachagua expressed condolences to Mama Ida Odinga, the Odinga family, and the entire nation, describing Raila as \u201cthe father of our democracy and a formidable hero of Kenya\u2019s second liberation.\u201d \u201cBaba Raila Odinga, may you rest well. To the family your spouse Mama Ida Odinga and your children my family and I join you in prayer during this difficult moment. My deepest sympathies to you and to the people of the Republic of Kenya,\u201d Gachagua wrote. He praised Raila\u2019s lifelong dedication to justice and freedom, recalling his sacrifices during Kenya\u2019s struggle for democracy. \u201cYou faced brutal regimes\u2019 brutality; you were tortured, jailed, abducted, and detained severally for Kenya. When the history of Africa\u2019s Pan-Africanism is written, your chapter as the indefatigable lion of Africa will attract many readers,\u201d Gachagua said. The Deputy President highlighted Raila\u2019s multifaceted service to the nation \u2014 as a political activist, civil servant, university lecturer, Member of Parliament, party leader, cabinet minister, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3689,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions\/3689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}