Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has addressed public questions about his absence from the delegation that travelled to India to accompany the body of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga back to Kenya. Junet said he was undergoing treatment and was medically unfit to travel. Junet described Raila as a hands-on leader who shaped decision-making within the opposition coalition. Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga died in India on October 15, 2025, while receiving medical treatment. The government declared a state funeral with full honours, including a seven-day mourning period and flags flying at half-mast.

Source: The Star January 21, 2026 22:41 UTC