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Kenyan veteran politician Raila Odinga is making a 5th stab at the presidency in Tuesday's August 9th general elections. He has always been the anti-establishment candidate but this time, he will be enjoying the support of one-time rival Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya's Opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja' holds a spear and a shield as he attends a campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming General elections in Kisumu, Kenya August 4, 2022.Kenya's Opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja' holds a spear and a shield as he attends a campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming General elections in Kisumu, Kenya August 4, 2022.

Raila Odinga now 77, has dominated Kenya’s politics for close to 50 years. His early years in politics were spent in detention due to his resistance against President Daniel Arap Moi’s dictatorship. Not one to give up, he spent the 90s pushing for reforms and a new constitution for Kenya – a milestone that he helped Kenya achieve in 2010 alongside the then president Mwai Kibaki.

“The people want me to run and also because they feel that injustice has been done to me and also what I represent they believe that I represent change,“ said Odinga.

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I thought he died, I used to hear a lot about him when I was younger in my primary school days

Hayibo, he is now a ZAPU member; welcome. I like the headgear & spear

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