NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has announced a high-level delegation tasked with repatriating the body of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga from India, following his death on October 15, 2025, after a brief illness.
According to a statement released from State House, Nairobi, the delegation will be led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and includes Mama Ida Odinga, Cabinet Secretaries Kipchumba Murkomen (Interior) and Hassan Joho (Mining), National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, and Minority Leader Junet Mohamed.
Other members of the delegation are Jaoko Oburu Odinga, Kevin Opiyo Oginga, and Oburu Odinga’s son, representing the Odinga family.
President Ruto said the Government of India, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya, will facilitate the safe repatriation and coordination of state funeral arrangements.
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
“A delegation comprising government officials and family members, led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, is leaving immediately for India to facilitate proper organisation in the repatriation of the remains of Raila Odinga,” the President stated.
The team is expected to return to Kenya later this week with the former Prime Minister’s remains, after which a state funeral will be held. A joint funeral committee, co-chaired by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga, has been formed to coordinate all arrangements.
President Ruto described Raila as “a giant of democracy and one of Africa’s greatest sons,” declaring a seven-day period of national mourning during which flags will fly at half-mast across the country and at Kenyan missions abroad.
