Azimio leader Raila Odinga and his wife Ida Odinga dance at a Nairobi hotel on the night of Saturday,August 24,2024 during celebrations to mark his wife`s 74th birthday. [Collins Kweyu,Standard]The widow of the late Raila Odinga, Mama Idah Odinga, has revealed that his request to be buried within 72 hours of his death caught the family by surprise. It came to us as a surprise, and with it came another surprise that he had asked to be buried within 72 hours. The development comes shortly after President Ruto, on Friday, January 23, nominated Mama Ida Odinga as Kenya’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The nomination comes months after the passing of her husband, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and now awaits consideration and approval by Parliament, in line with the constitution.

Source: Standard Digital January 30, 2026 20:15 UTC