{"id":125137,"date":"2025-11-21T15:06:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/balala-leads-delegation-to-bondo-presents-camel-in-honour-of-raila\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:06:51","slug":"balala-leads-delegation-to-bondo-presents-camel-in-honour-of-raila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/balala-leads-delegation-to-bondo-presents-camel-in-honour-of-raila\/","title":{"rendered":"Balala Leads Delegation to Bondo, Presents Camel in Honour of Raila"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 21 \u2014 Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala on Thursday led a delegation to Bondo to condole with Ida Odinga following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.<\/p>\n<p>Balala, accompanied by elders and local leaders, presented a camel to the Odinga family \u2014 a traditional gesture of honour and solidarity deeply rooted in pastoralist communities. The visit is among a series of condolence missions from political, diplomatic and community leaders paying tribute to the late opposition leader.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the visit, Balala described Raila as a historic figure whose political career was defined by sacrifice, the pursuit of justice, and unwavering advocacy for marginalised communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/Balala-Raila.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaila dedicated his life to giving a voice to the vulnerable and the marginalised,\u201d he said. \u201cUnder his leadership, the ODM party transformed Kenya\u2019s political landscape into a strong and inclusive movement that shaped and defined the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balala added that Kenyans should carry forward Raila\u2019s vision of a nation where every citizen is respected and empowered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2025\/11\/Balala-camel-2.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we reflect on his remarkable life, let us honour his legacy by building a Kenya where all are heard. May his example inspire future generations to serve with courage, compassion, and dedication to the common good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from across the political divide continue to stream into Bondo to comfort the Odinga family ahead of nationwide memorial events.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 21 \u2014 Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala on Thursday led a delegation to Bondo to condole with Ida Odinga following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Balala, accompanied by elders and local leaders, presented a camel to the Odinga family \u2014 a traditional gesture of honour and solidarity deeply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}