{"id":26626,"date":"2026-09-13T14:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=26626"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:33:14","slug":"president-ruto-vows-to-uphold-raila-odingas-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/president-ruto-vows-to-uphold-raila-odingas-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto vows to uphold Raila Odinga&#8217;s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President William Ruto has pledged to carry forward the development legacy of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, describing him as a nationalist whose political vision went beyond tribal politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a church service at the Voice of Salvation and Healing Church in Kisumu on Sunday, Ruto said Odinga could not be replaced but that his legacy could be preserved through development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It may not be possible and it will never be possible to replace the Honorable Raila Amolo Odinga and nobody should attempt,&#8221; Ruto said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But we can only work together to make sure that what he believed in, his legacy lives on and informs the future of the development of our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president highlighted the Standard Gauge Railway and housing as two areas where he said Odinga&#8217;s vision had influenced development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26628 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-1100x825.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260913-WA0083.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Arch-Bishop Dr. Winnie Owiti warmly welcomes President William Ruto to the Sunday Church Service at the Voice of Salvation and Healing Church (VOSH)\/Photo: Chidi Mathew.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the railway, Ruto said: &#8220;I can proudly say, as part of his legacy, that project of Standard Gauge Railway has now started from Narok and from Kisumu.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also credited Odinga with championing slum upgrading during the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have carried on that vision&#8230; 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He never believed in tribal politics. He built his career as a nationalist, as a statesman,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruto was speaking at the start of a four-day working tour of the Nyanza region, which will take him to Homa Bay, Migori and Siaya counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president said his administration would continue to advance development initiatives and ideals associated with Mr Odinga&#8217;s legacy.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President William Ruto has pledged to carry forward the development legacy of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, describing him as a nationalist whose political vision went beyond tribal politics. 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