Following the sudden passing of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna appealed to party supporters to cease gathering at Raila’s Karen residence due to overcrowding. Sifuna made the statement from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), expressing concern over chaos reported at the home and in Nairobi's CBD.

• Sifuna urged supporters to maintain peace and revealed plans for ODM’s leadership to establish designated mourning points.
• Raila Odinga died of cardiac arrest during a morning walk in India, where he was undergoing treatment, pronounced dead at approximately 9:52 AM.
• Sifuna is part of a special delegation, hand-picked by the President, to repatriate Raila’s body, which includes Mama Ida, Cabinet Secretaries Kipchumba Murkomen and Hassan Joho, and other key figures.

Mama Ida Odinga addressed the public following the death of her husband, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, on Wednesday, October 15. She apologized for the chaos at their Karen home as supporters and leaders, including President William Ruto, gathered to pay their respects.

• Raila Odinga passed away from a cardiac arrest during a morning walk in India.
• Mama Ida stated, "I am very sorry to all Kenyans; we did not expect it would be like this, but it has happened. Please remain calm."
• The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader was pronounced dead at approximately 9:52 AM Indian time.
• Attendees at the Karen residence, including Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris, experienced mild chaos and anti-Ruto chants.

Ida Odinga, the widow of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, described her husband as "half-German" during a condolence visit from the German Ambassador Sebastian Groth at her Karen home in Nairobi.

• Raila Odinga studied mechanical engineering in the then East Germany at the Technical School of Magdeburg in the late 1960s.
• Ambassador Groth expressed his condolences to Ida Odinga after Raila Odinga's death at 80 while undergoing treatment in Koothattukulam, Ernakulam, India.
• The German Ambassador noted that Germany joins Kenya in mourning a leader whose legacy strengthened democratic ideals and international friendship.

Grief quickly turned to anger and defiance at the Karen residence of Raila Odinga following news of his passing, as mourners shifted from sorrow to politically charged chants.

• Hundreds of supporters, many waving ODM party colors and portraits of Odinga, expressed fury with chants like “Ruto must go!” and “No Raila, no peace!”.
• Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga appealed for peace, while Mama Ida Odinga's brief appearance brought a wave of sorrow.
• Earlier, President William Ruto, accompanied by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, had visited to condole with the family.