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Winnie Odinga opens up on the crushing political and personal void left by her father, warning that the opposition risks disintegration without the gravitational force of Raila Odinga’s leadership.

It has been three months since the colossus of Kenyan politics fell, and the silence is deafening. In a raw, unscripted reflection, Winnie Odinga has laid bare the existential crisis facing not just the Odinga family, but the nation itself: learning to live in a world without Raila.
Speaking to the press in Nairobi, the EALA MP did not mince words about the vacuum currently expanding at the heart of the opposition. "It is difficult," she admitted, her voice steady but heavy. "The center is struggling to hold. He was the gravity that kept the solar system of our politics in orbit. Now, we are seeing planets collide."
Winnie’s comments come at a time when the opposition coalition, Azimio, is fraying at the seams. Without Raila’s singular ability to command the masses and negotiate with the state, the opposition has become a cacophony of competing voices. The "Baba" factor—that intangible moral authority—cannot be inherited, and Winnie knows it.
"We cannot just chant his name," Winnie warned supporters. "We must do what he would have done." It is a call to action for a disillusioned base that feels orphaned. As the country navigates this new, uncertain era, Winnie Odinga stands as the living reminder that while the man is gone, the struggle he personified is far from over.
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