{"id":129,"date":"2026-10-02T09:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/?p=129"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:00:04","slug":"babu-owino-to-lead-candle-lighting-in-memory-of-raila-odinga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/?p=129","title":{"rendered":"Babu Owino to lead Candle Lighting in Memory of Raila Odinga."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0c7a42fdeab1f045c87fac5796bb830e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0c7a42fdeab1f045c87fac5796bb830e.jpg 736w, https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0c7a42fdeab1f045c87fac5796bb830e-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Mupa Zawadi <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Embakasi East MP Babu Owino is set to lead a candle-lighting ceremony at Jacaranda Grounds in memory of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the country marks one year since his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is expected to bring together members of the public to commemorate the former opposition leader and reflect on his political career and contribution to Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Babu announced the planned gathering in a statement, urging Kenyans to turn up for the afternoon ceremony at the Embakasi East venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Babu, Jacaranda Grounds was selected because of its historical connection to Raila&#8217;s political activities and the strong memories the venue holds for his supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MP described the grounds as a place closely associated with Raila&#8217;s political journey and the causes he championed throughout his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The candle-lighting ceremony will form part of activities being held to mark the first anniversary of Raila&#8217;s death and celebrate his life and legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Babu has called on Kenyans to attend the gathering as the country remembers Raila and reflects on his years in public service and politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mupa Zawadi Embakasi East MP Babu Owino is set to lead a candle-lighting ceremony&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132,"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129\/revisions\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jicholahabari.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}