Kumekucha Kisumu writes about Raila Odinga, the leading opposition politician in Kenya,
“In Luo Nyanza Raila has cultivated a cult of personality that is the envy of many a politician. This cult has spawned myths that elevates Raila almost to the level of luo legends like Gor Mahia and Lwanda Magere.”
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