Siaya County Governor James Orengo has raised concerns over circumstances surrounding the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, claiming the late ODM leader may not have travelled to India willingly.
Speaking during a radio interview on Spice FM on Thursday March 5, 2026, Orengo said he believes Raila was forced to take the trip. He however did not disclose the individuals behind Odinga’s travel to India.
“I said this with a heavy heart, and I must be sensitive to the feelings of the family. So, I would not say as much as I think I should say. At an appropriate time, I’ll try to talk about it a little louder. But I’m saying if you look at the circumstances in which Raila was evacuated from Kenya, he didn’t go to India willingly,” Orengo said.
“I think he was almost, you know, forced to go to India and to a particular institution with a company of certain individuals who I have a lot of questions to raise about,” he added.
The Siaya governor further expressed doubts over the real cause of Raila Odinga’s death, asserting that no proper post-mortem report was issued after his passing.
He therefore called for a thorough investigation into the death, saying it is the only way the truth will emerge and put to rest the many unanswered questions. He added that the public has the right to know the truth given Raila’s position and influence.
“We don’t have a post-mortem report now. But looking at all the elements Raila had, which were in the public domain, it’s quite clear that what caused his death had nothing to do with the elements that he had. So, I believe that there was some intervention. And if a proper inquiry is held and established, the truth will come out,” he said.
This is not the first time James Orengo has raised doubts over the death of Raila Odinga. On February 21, during a Linda Mwananchi rally in Kakamega County, he alleged that Raila was killed. He added that there was a plan to destroy the Orange Democratic Movement party.
