WANJAWA: The duality of Raila’s exit and what it means for Kenyan politics

The passing of Raila Odinga has struck Kenya like the sudden silence that follows a thunderstorm — deafening, sobering and deeply unsettling.

For more than four decades, his voice dominated Kenya’s public life — alternately as an agitator, liberator, prophet and villain, depending on who was listening. Now, that voice is gone. Yet, in a profound irony, his silence speaks even louder.