Raila Odinga dies in Kerala, India at 80 after collapsing on a walk

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga, 80, died on Wednesday morning in the southern Indian state of Kerala after collapsing during a walk at an Ayurvedic treatment centre, Indian hospital and police officials said. Odinga was taken to a private hospital in Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district and was pronounced dead at about 9:52 a.m., the hospital said, adding that he suffered a cardiac arrest and did not respond to resuscitation efforts.

Hospital spokespeople said Odinga had been at the Ayurvedic facility for treatment and had been accompanied by family members. A police official said the Foreigners Regional Registration Office was notified to begin consular and administrative procedures. A source accompanying him said he collapsed while walking with his sister, daughter, a personal doctor and two security officers.

Odinga was one of Kenya's most prominent and enduring political figures. He served as prime minister from 2008 to 2013 in a coalition government formed to end the post‑election violence of 2007. He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times over three decades and is widely credited with helping steer Kenya from single‑party rule to multiparty democracy...