Raila Odinga was flatteringly referred to as the “enigma in the Kenyan politics”. He is one of the few politicians in the world who are loved and loathed in equal measures. There is no doubt that Raila is the most powerful and influential politician in Kenya and the region.
According to the survey that was conducted by Governance Surveillance Center in Geneva in 2014, he was ranked the 13th most powerful and influential leader in the world. Raila is also known to be a fighter of democracy, which made him to be detained twice, making him the longest serving detainee in Kenya.

Raila Odinga is an ultimate known fighter of corruption in Kenya .This man has been fighting corruption and he revealed major corruption allegations such as Eurobond and NYS scandals. He is determined and will not stop his fight against corruption, even if he is arrested 100 times, as it has robbed Kenyans of millions of shillings.

Rampant corruption is making life unbearable for Kenyan citizens thus he will remain focused to pursue Kenyans’ liberation by fulfilling the dream of having a government that is free of corruption.

 

The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme law of the Republic of Kenya. There have been three significant versions of the constitution, with the most recent redraft being enabled in 2010. The 2010 edition replaced the 1963 independence constitution. The constitution was presented to the Attorney General of Kenya on 7 April 2010, officially published on 6 May 2010, and was subjected to a referendum on 4 August 2010. The new Constitution was approved by 67% of Kenyan voters. The constitution was promulgated on 27 August 2010.
Raila Odinga is the man who championed the change for a new constitution. Indeed he was successful as the New 2010 Constitution was promulgated in August 2010. His ideology being that the New Constitution would bring devolution of power and proper allocation of resources throughout Kenya even to remote areas. It has also improved Kenyan Leadership qualities and properly catered for the three arms of government.

Apart from the political quests he has been able to fight for in his political era, Raila Odinga has been able to show concern to the commoner’s rights. He has, from time to time, condemned the government against oppressing and making life unbearable its own citizens, latest being high taxation rates and expensive and non affordable housing.
He has been able to unite with fellow citizens and even plan as well as execute peaceful demonstrations to bring awareness to the people and stop the government from oppressing the people. This has at most times been successful as the government is able to consider their plea and acted accordingly. He has also been able to pinpoint corrupt and useless leaders in the government who were also investigated by the EACC and even life audit carried out on them and action taken accordingly.