The death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has automatically changed the country’s political landscape in a way that will leave his 20-year-old ODM party, the ruling party UDA, Opposition politics and even the government reeling from the shock waves.

He was a uniting figure within the ODM party that has been faced with internal strife, while to President William Ruto, he was a tower of a stability which gave his fledgling administration longevity after almost being toppled by the Gen Z street protests which forced him to sack his Cabinet.