Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, hailing him as a “towering statesman and a cherished friend of India.” Odinga, aged 80, died in Kochi, India, where he was receiving medical treatment.

• Modi considered Odinga a dear friend since his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat, noting Odinga's special affection for India and its traditional medicine systems.
• Kenyan President William Ruto announced a seven-day period of national mourning and confirmed that the Government of India will facilitate and cover the repatriation of Odinga's remains.
• A high-level Kenyan delegation, led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, has been dispatched to India to oversee the process, with Odinga to receive a State Funeral with full honors.