Raila Odinga Junior hails former Ghana president Akufo-Addo for paying tribute to Raila
By Mabonga Makhanu, October 30, 2025The son of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Raila Odinga Junior, has taken to his social media platforms to appreciate former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo for visiting his father’s gravesite and condoling with the family.
Also Watch: Raila Odinga Junior shaved his hair as part of traditional Luo mourning rites.
In a statement shared on his social media handles on Wednesday, October 30, 2025, Junior, who was recently coronated as the head of the Odinga family following his father’s passing and is now in charge of the home, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the family to Akufo-Addo, who travelled to Kenya to pay tribute to Raila Odinga at Kang’o Ka Jaramogi.
He went on to state that the former president’s presence at Raila’s gravesite was a great honour and a symbol of the enduring bond between the two, who were close friends and shared memorable moments during Raila’s lifetime.
“On behalf of the Odinga family—Mama Ida, Rozzy, Hon. Winnie Odinga, and all of us—I extend our deepest gratitude to my father’s dear friend, Nana Akufo-Addo, for travelling to Bondo to pay your last respects at Baba’s graveside. Your presence honours his legacy and our enduring bond. Asante sana. #KangoKaJaramogi,” Junior stated.
Tribute to Raila
During Nana Akufo-Addo’s visit at Kang’o ka Jaramogi, he hailed the late Raila Odinga’s contribution to democracy in African countries, saying that it can’t be forgotten even in his death.
Nana Okuffo, who had travelled from Ghana to Kenya to pay his tribute to the deceased, noted that what prompted him to make this gesture was that Raila Odinga was not only a resource to Kenya but also to the entire African continent.
“The reason for my presence here is not very far to seek. The man we are mourning is one of the great sons, not just of Kenya, but of our continent of Africa. His contribution to the growth of democracy in Kenya and in Africa can never, ever be forgotten,” Okuffo said.
He further stated that the last time he had contact with Raila was when Raila was seeking to assume the AUC position.
The former president was later seen off to Ghana on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, by former Baringo senator Gideon Moi at Kisumu airport, after accompanying him from Nairobi, where he had graced the Democracy for Union of Africa (DUA), to Bondo.