Sat, 18 October 2025

• 12:17 pm Mama Ida Odinga and daughter Rosemary Odinga arrive at their home at Opoda Farm; accompanied by heavy security as mourners mill around the compound.
• 12:01 pm Rural home of Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo gutted by early Saturday morning fire, destroying property of unknown value in a suspected arson attack.
• 10:47 am Ministry of Education has been petitioned to consider renaming the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) the Raila Odinga Technical University, in honour of the late former prime minister Raila Odinga.
• 9:49 am The public viewing of Raila's body at the Mamboleo Grounds begins, albeit with a delayed start due to crowd control issues.
• 7:41 am Kisumu turns into a sea of emotion and humanity, with thousands of supporters of the late former prime minister flooding into the streets. Mourners have been flocking to the lakeside city since Friday evening.