BONDO, Kenya — Royal Media Services (RMS) Chairman Dr. S.K. Macharia on Thursday paid a heartfelt visit to the family of the late former Prime Minister, the late Raila Odinga, at their home in Kang’o ka Jaramogi, Siaya County, where the opposition leader was laid to rest on Sunday.
Accompanied by Siaya Governor James Orengo and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, Dr. Macharia visited Odinga’s gravesite before proceeding to the family’s Opoda farm home in Bondo, where he met Ida Odinga, the widow of the late statesman.
“I came to pat Ida’s back on the loss of her husband, who is also my dear younger brother. We go back with Ida and Raila during Jaramogi’s time,” Dr. Macharia said, referring to Kenya’s first Vice President, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Raila’s father.
“He told me to take care of his two sons, Raila and Oburu, as I am older than them, and we have been close ever since because they are my brothers,” he added.
SK Macharia was a true friend of Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga. He landed at Kang’o ka Jaramogi to mourn with the family. Received by Governor Wanga.
Dr. Macharia described Odinga as “a great man, just like his father,” and assured the family of his continued support and friendship.
“Take heart, Mama Ida, we are with you. The true scope of what Raila gave to this country will be known in the years to come. He gave a lot,” he said.
On her part, Ida Odinga expressed deep gratitude for the visit and Macharia’s unwavering support over the decades.
“He has been with us through very many journeys, and I thank him for standing with us. May God bless you abundantly,” she said.
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The veteran media mogul, who has long been one of Odinga’s close allies, has previously described him as a visionary patriot whose courage and self-sacrifice helped shape Kenya’s democratic landscape.
“My family and I have lost a family member, a great friend, and a confidant. Kenya has lost an incredible statesman and a patriot,” Dr. Macharia said last week following the announcement of Odinga’s death in India.
He also recalled Odinga’s decades-long struggle for democracy, during which he endured imprisonment, exile, and persecution while championing multi-party politics and constitutional reform.
Ida Odinga: I want to thank SK on behalf of the Odinga family. Our relationship with him goes back a long way to the early 1990s. SK Macharia has always been a close friend of this family. In March 1992, when I was sacked for the second time, the first person who reached out to
Since Odinga’s burial on Sunday, a stream of dignitaries and political leaders have continued visiting the Odinga family to offer condolences. Among them was former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who made a private visit to the Bondo home on Monday, underscoring the late leader’s enduring legacy as a unifying figure in Kenya’s political history.
