Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC.
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation measures and was declared dead.
In recent weeks, there has been speculations about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, a long-time rival said Odinga's death had "left a silence that echoes across our nation".
Other Kenyan politicians and world leaders have been sending their condolences, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who described Odinga as a "towering statesman and a cherished friend of India".
His supporters have been pouring onto the streets to mourn, especially in his political strongholds of western Kenya and parts of Nairobi.
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation measures and was declared dead.
In recent weeks, there has been speculations about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, a long-time rival said Odinga's death had "left a silence that echoes across our nation".
Other Kenyan politicians and world leaders have been sending their condolences, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who described Odinga as a "towering statesman and a cherished friend of India".
His supporters have been pouring onto the streets to mourn, especially in his political strongholds of western Kenya and parts of Nairobi.
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