00:00Kenya is mourning the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a towering figure in
00:06the nation's politics who sought the presidency five times over three decades.
00:11President William Ruto paid tribute, calling him a giant of democracy and declared seven
00:17days of national mourning while flags will fly at half-mast.
00:21We have lost a beacon of courage, a tower of principle and a father of our democracy.
00:31Let us come together as he always urged us to do, not as rivals but as brothers and sisters
00:39bound by a shared destiny.
00:43Odinga died Wednesday in India after a heart attack.
00:47His death comes just months after striking a political pact with President Ruto that brought
00:51his party into government.
00:54In a political career spanning decades, Raila Odinga offered a compelling model of principled
01:00politics.
01:01And at a critical moment in our nation's journey, he always put Kenya first before individual
01:10or personal interest.
01:14May his soul rest in eternal peace.
01:19Though he never became president, Odinga was revered as a statesman whose activism helped
01:24shaped Kenya's multi-party democracy.
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