Raila and Malema: Two opposition leaders of a kind in Africa
Kenya’s Raila Odinga (left) South Africa’s Julius Malema. The two organised a demonstration against their governments on the same day on March 20, 2023 and for virtually the same reasons. PHOTOS | EVANS HABIL | NMG & SUMAYA HISHAM | POOL | AFP
Two events that took place almost 4,000 kilometres apart on the same continent on the same day and for virtually the same reasons must have galvanised the world’s attention, giving conspiracy theorists a field day.
In Kenya, veteran politician Raila Odinga organised a demonstration against the rising cost of living, alleged stolen elections and the proposed reconstitution of the electoral commission without the input of all political stakeholders.
