Yvonne Akinyi

“It is very painful because sometimes you just sit down and ask yourself. At Kasarani there were so many people, so many of them. Why him.”

Yvonne Akinyi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Akinyi reflected on why her husband was killed among the large crowd at Kasarani Stadium during Raila Odinga's national farewell.

“I will just try to be that strong woman. Very strong. But deep inside there is a hole,”

Yvonne Akinyi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

As she prepares to mark a year since her husband's death, Akinyi described the emotional toll of losing him at the Kasarani Stadium event.

“The people who we look at to protect us, these are the people that cause us this pain. These are the people that make us to become young widows in this country, young orphans in this county,”

Yvonne Akinyi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Akinyi spoke to the BBC about the death of her husband, who was shot at Kasarani Stadium while paying respects to Raila Odinga.