An Africanist Perspective

An Africanist Perspective

Raila Amolo Odinga

The man whose political career defined Kenya’s multiparty politics

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Ken Opalo
Oct 15, 2025
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I: A politician for the ages

With reference to leading personalities, politics in post-independence Kenya can be periodized into three eras: the Jomo Kenyatta era (1963-1978), the Daniel arap Moi era (1978-2002), and the Raila Odinga era (2003-2025). As the founding president Kenyatta shaped Kenya’s postcolonial political settlement, the related elite ba…

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