{"id":6530,"date":"2025-10-27T08:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=6530"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:52:50","slug":"tmg-news-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/tmg-news-93\/","title":{"rendered":"Njiru Residents Immortalize Raila Odinga with Road Tribute, Call for Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raila-odinga-road.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raila-odinga-road.jpg 470w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raila-odinga-road-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">TANDAO MEDIA NEWS.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a heartfelt tribute to Kenya\u2019s late statesman Raila Odinga, residents of Kamatuto Estate in Njiru, Kasarani constituency, Nairobi, have named a local road in his honour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, October 26, community members including boda boda riders and local leaders gathered to unveil a bold orange-and-blue signpost inscribed \u201cRaila Odinga Road,\u201d symbolizing the legacy of the former Prime Minister and Roads Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raila-odinga-road-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raila-odinga-road-1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raila-odinga-road-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><sub><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">A screengrab collage of Raila Odinga Road signage and the actual road, October 26, 2025.Photo\/Kenyans.co.ke\/Credits.<\/mark><\/sub><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are here today to remember Baba,\u201d said the Kamatuto residents\u2019 chairperson. \u201cBy naming this road after Raila, we\u2019re sending a message to Kenyans and our leaders that his impact lives on.\u201dThe three-kilometre stretch runs from Kangundo Road through Kamatuto Estate to Mwiki, but its poor condition has sparked calls for urgent renovation. Locals are now appealing to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and area MP Ronald Karauri to upgrade the road, arguing that improved infrastructure would unlock economic opportunities and better connect the estate to the wider Kasarani region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gettyimages-1553596245-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gettyimages-1553596245-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gettyimages-1553596245-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><sub><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga speaking during a media briefing in Nairobi on July 25, 2023. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA \/ AFP)<\/mark><\/sub><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Raila\u2019s name has been etched into Nairobi\u2019s landscape. In 2021, Mbagathi Way was renamed Raila Odinga Way to honour his contributions to Kenya\u2019s democratic journey. That six-kilometre dual carriageway links Langata Road to Ngong Road and stands as a testament to his enduring influence.Raila Odinga passed away on October 15, but his legacy continues to inspire civic pride and calls for development across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TANDAO MEDIA NEWS. 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