Dozens of mourners injured at Odinga memorial in Kenya, Red Cross official says


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  • Saturday, 18 Oct 2025

People gather to view the coffin of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during his funeral service at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Mamboleo, in Kisumu County, Kenya, October 18, 2025. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

KISUMU (Reuters) -Dozens of mourners were injured on Saturday at a memorial service for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as crowds swelled, with some in critical condition taken to a nearby hospital, a Kenyan Red Cross official told Reuters.

A Reuters witness saw injured people receiving treatment at the scene in the city of Kisumu in western Kenya, the political heartland of Odinga's Luo tribe. The Standard newspaper had said on X that hundreds had been injured.

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