Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80.
Reports say Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India.
A political mobiliser and towering figure in Kenyan politics, Odinga ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.
After his most recent defeat in 2022, he later joined President William Ruto in a broad-based government, which brought several of his allies into key positions.
The Ruto administration also backed Odinga’s bid to become chairperson of the African Union Commission, in elections held earlier this year.
Despite strong regional support, he lost to Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
