Otieno posted on his official X account on Monday, November 10, 2025, claiming the same leaders now crying on TV were the ones Raila fought throughout his political life.
“Raila was never at war with illusions. He was fighting the same political animals now polishing their fake tears before cameras,” he wrote.
Otieno described Raila as a man who stood against corruption, arrogance, and greed, the very traits, he said, that define some of the politicians now publicly mourning him.
“He fought their greed, their theft, their institutional rot, and the suffocating arrogance that turned government into a feeding trough for elites,” he said.
Raila Odinga: Kenya's perennial opposition leader
The outspoken lawyer accused these leaders of rewriting history, pretending to have admired Raila even though they tried to silence him while he was alive.
“Now, as the man they demonized is laid to rest, they perform their hypocrisy in full view of the nation,” he stated.
Otieno didn’t stop there. He reminded Kenyans of the violence Raila’s supporters endured during protests, tear gas, police brutality, and bullets meant to silence dissent.
“Those police trucks brutalizing Gen Z today were bought to silence Raila. Those bullets tearing through young protestors were first tested on his supporters,” he wrote.
Otieno’s statement came just days after Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka paid tribute to Raila at his Opoda Farm home.
Kalonzo said Raila’s death does not mark the end of his influence, but the beginning of a new generation inspired by his courage.
“Raila Odinga will be more powerful in death than when he was alive because he inspired young Kenyans. He taught them to stand up, speak out, and fight for justice,” Kalonzo said.
He recalled a moment from 2024 when a young woman went viral after telling Raila, “Baba, you have done enough, now rest.”
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