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Ida Odinga: The quiet pillar behind Raila's loud battles

Mama Ida Odinga during the State funeral service of her husband and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Nyayo National Stadium Nairobi on October 17th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Ida Betty Odinga, wife to the late statesman Raila Amolo Odinga, has seen enough prison doors slamming shut behind her husband.

She has also endured long, cold nights waiting for those same doors to open. Sometimes they took a few weeks or months. Other times, they took years. But they always opened.

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