{"id":25199,"date":"2026-07-09T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=25199"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:08:36","slug":"orengo-pays-tribute-to-second-liberation-hero-julius-maina-kago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/orengo-pays-tribute-to-second-liberation-hero-julius-maina-kago\/","title":{"rendered":"Orengo Pays Tribute to Second Liberation Hero Julius Maina Kago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siaya Governor and ODM de facto party leader James Orengo has paid a glowing tribute to veteran democracy activist Julius Maina Kago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a heartfelt condolence message following Kago&#8217;s death on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at King David Hospital in Ngong&#8217;, he described him as an unsung hero whose courage helped shape Kenya&#8217;s struggle for multiparty democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orengo said the 75-year-old passed away on the 36th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba movement, a date he described as both symbolic and poignant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1783600822398-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25201 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1783600822398-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1783600822398-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB_IMG_1783600822398-768x573.jpg 768w, 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