Mama Ida recalls how she learnt of hubby Raila Odinga’s death: “Winnie told me we’ve lost battle”

Ida Odinga recounts the heartbreaking morning Winnie told her Raila had died in India, sharing the family’s final calls during an emotional Citizen TV interview.

Mama Ida Odinga has broken her silence on the most painful moments of 15 October 2025, giving Kenyans the most heartbreaking account yet of how she came to know that her husband, former prime minister Raila Amolo Odinga, had died thousands of kilometres away in India.

The interview, broadcast on Citizen TV Kenya was filmed indoors in a sombre, reflective setting and aired as part of nationwide commemorations ahead of Raila's first death anniversary memorial on Thursday, 15 October.

Ida explained that she was in Kenya when a call from Akinyi set the alarm bells ringing. Akinyi urged her to contact Ruth Odinga, Raila's younger sister who had travelled with him to India, to find out what was happening.

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Source: Tuko