Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was imprisoned multiple times while fighting one-party autocracy and ran five times unsuccessfully for president, died aged 80 on Wednesday in India. Odinga had been receiving medical treatment abroad and suffered a cardiac arrest, according to the hospital in the city of Kochi where he died.

He was for decades at the heart of Kenyan politics, striking alliances with former foes, serving as prime minister for a term, and inspiring lifelong loyalty from his base in western Kenya and in the capital Nairobi. Odinga's ability to work with rivals earned him the nickname "Agwambo" ("mysterious one") in the Luo language.

Supporters called him "Baba" ("father" in Swahili), refusing to turn their back even when he was accused of exploiting ethni

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