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Fidel Castro Odinga
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The
son of Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga was found dead Sunday in his
home near Nairobi, prompting a major police investigation and minor unrest in
the capital, police and media reports said.
Police
said Fidel Odinga, 41, who was seen by political observers as a potential
successor to his father, returned home on Saturday night after an evening out
drinking with friends and was found dead in his bed on Sunday.
"The
death... is being treated as unexplained. We are investigating his final
movements. A forensic pathologist has been called in and a post-mortem will be
conducted to establish the cause of death," a Kenyan detective said on
condition he not be named.
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Supporters
of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga take part in a rally on May 31, 2014,
in Nairobi ©Simon Maina (AFP)
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Condolence
messages were immediately sent to Raila Odinga by President Uhuru Kenyatta and
Vice President William Ruto, Capital FM news said.
Odinga,
a former prime minister, leads the opposition Coalition for Reforms and
Democracy (CORD) and is an outspoken critic of Kenyatta's government. Last
month he spearheaded a challenge of controversial anti-terror laws, accusing
Kenyatta of turning Kenya into a dictatorship.
The Standard newspaper's website said reports of
Fidel Odinga's death sparked a small but violent protest around Nairobi's
Kibera slum. The paper said the protesters pelted motorists with stones and
blocked the roads before being dispersed by police.
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