Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s social media accounts will now be managed by the RAO Foundation, a newly established organisation dedicated to preserving his political and social legacy.
According to an announcement made on Thursday, the foundation will oversee all of Odinga’s online platforms.
“This page is managed by the RAO Foundation in honour of the legacy of the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, father, Prime Minister, Enigma, Hero, Baba, 1945-2025,” the bio reads.
This comes a few weeks after the death of the former Prime Minister.
Further details about the RAO Foundation’s leadership structure and specific programmes are expected to be released in the coming weeks.
This comes a day after Raila’s longtime aide Dennis Onyango revealed that he planned to start a foundation.
He said Raila planned a meeting with his elder brother, Oburu Odinga, and Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o to streamline its operations.
“These are things he was supposed to do when he returned from India,” Onyango said.
He described Raila, 80, as strong and energetic but increasingly affected by age-related health issues.
“People talk as if he was not old,” Onyango said.
Onyango said when he asked whether the former PM planned to build his own mausoleum, he declined.
He said Raila insisted on being part of the Jaramogi family museum.
“He said, ‘No, we all belong to the Jaramogi Museum. It’s a family museum. They have given me a corner. I will stay there,’” Onyango recounted.
The former Prime Minister died in India on October 15, 2025, while he was undergoing treatment.
He suffered a cardiac arrest.
In a statement released by the hospital on Thursday, doctors said the opposition leader collapsed during a morning walk at around 8:30 a.m.
Indian time within the premises of the Ayurvedic wellness facility, where he had been recuperating. Medical staff on-site administered CPR immediately before rushing him to Devamatha Hospital in Koothattukulam, where he was pronounced dead at 9:52 a.m.
The hospital said Odinga had been under treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. A post-mortem examination is set to be conducted as part of routine medical and legal procedures.
