Ida Odinga Says She Prevented Raila From Seeing Her Sister Beryl Achieng Who Was In A Very Bad Condition

• Raila Odinga’s widow, Ida Odinga, paid her last respects to her late brother-in-law, Bery Achieng’, who died after a long illness
• He revealed the reason why Raila prevented him from seeing his sister when her condition worsened and why he pleaded with the family not to inform Achieng’ about Raila’s death
• Ida reminded ODM leaders about Oburu Oginga’s position in the party and asked the leaders to allow them to mourn amid conflicts within the party’s leadership

Siaya: The widow of the late former prime minister Raila OdingaIda Odinga, has narrated her close relationship with her deceased sister-in-law, Beryl Achieng’.

Ida and Achieng met for the first time when they were studying at the University of Nairobi. She described Beryl as kind and loving, recalling how she used to buy gifts for the children.

“It’s not easy to talk about Beryl. She was friendly, nice, and a very loving person,” Ida said.

Ida revealed that when Achieng’ fell ill after returning from Zimbabwe, she was very sad to see him in such a bad condition.

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Why didn’t Ida tell Raila about Beryl Achieng’s illness

He admitted that seeing Achieng’s suffering made him afraid of Raila, due to the proximity of his brothers.

“I once went to see her in the hospital. She could not speak. She had all these equipment. I was very disappointed, and then I found her children, Taurai and Ami. When I came back, I told Raila, ‘Don’t go see Beryl now; she is fine.’ I did not want Raila to see him in that situation. I knew it would kill him because they were so close,” Ida said.

He further revealed that after Raila’s death, he begged the family not to reveal the sad news to Achieng’, fearing the effects it would have on his fragile health.

“When Raila went to India and died, I told the family not to tell Beryl. I don’t know if they kept that promise, but I didn’t want to go see her because I knew I couldn’t bear the pain. Somehow, someone must have revealed the secret to her, and here we are today. I was still mourning Raila, and now Beryl,” Ida said.

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Ida also urged ODM leaders and supporters to stay away from politics and cause chaos online while the family is still mourning.

He reminded them that the leader of the party is Siaya senator Oburu Oginga and urged them to respect the pain of the family.

“As for the Odinga brothers, you know how we feel. When people encourage us to do certain things, please leave them for a while. What happened to us is very painful,” he added.

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