 "PM Modi mourns death of Kenyan ex-PM Odinga, calls him 'towering statesman'")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of former Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Odinga and hailed him as a towering statesman and a cherished friend of India.
Odinga, 80, breathed his last in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Wednesday where he was receiving medical treatment.
“Deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend and former Prime Minister of Kenya, Mr. Raila Odinga. He was a towering statesman and a cherished friend of India,” Modi said in a post on X.
Deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend and former Prime Minister of Kenya, Mr. Raila Odinga. He was a towering statesman and a cherished friend of India. I had the privilege of knowing him closely since my days as Chief Minister of Gujarat and our association continued… pic.twitter.com/Nmya9C3LZi
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 15, 2025
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