\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/c30vl64yd64o<\/a><\/p>\nIn recent weeks, there has been speculation about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports suggesting he was critically ill.<\/p>\n
A political mobiliser and towering figure in Kenyan politics, Odinga ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.<\/p>\n
He rejected the results on each occasion, often saying that victory had been stolen from him.<\/p>\n
He was vindicated by Kenya’s highest court after the 2017 elections, when it annulled Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory and ordered fresh polls.<\/p>\n
However, he boycotted the rerun, demanding electoral reforms.<\/p>\n
He has often reconciled with the incumbent president after contentious elections.<\/p>\n
After his most recent defeat in 2022, he later joined President William Ruto in a so-called broad-based government, which brought several of his allies into key positions.<\/p>\n
He defended the move as necessary for national unity, coming in the aftermath of watershed nationwide protests last year that culminated in the storming of parliament. Dozens of protesters were killed in confrontations with security officers.<\/p>\n
The Ruto administration backed Odinga’s bid to become chairperson of the African Union Commission, in elections held earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Despite strong regional support, he lost to Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf- BBC<\/p>\n
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