Kenya: Raila Odinga Stadium It Is! Ruto Promises to Rename Talanta Stadium After Former PM

Kenya: Raila Odinga Stadium It Is! Ruto Promises to Rename Talanta Stadium After Former PM

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 12, 2025 - President William Ruto has promised that the Talanta Stadium will be renamed to Raila Odinga International Stadium once it's complete.

Gla‌dys W⁠anga than‍ks Rut​o for accepti⁠ng request to name Tal‌anta‍ Stadium after Raila Odinga

Homa Bay governor Gladys Wanga praised President William Ruto's decision to honour Raila Odinga by naming Talanta Stadium after him, uniting the nation.

Ruto to rename soon-to-be-completed Talanta Stadium after Raila Odinga

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 — President William Ruto has pledged to honour a proposal to rename the soon-to-be-completed Talanta Stadium after the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, signaling what could become one of Kenya’s most significant national tributes in recent years. Speaking during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Friday, President Ruto publicly responded to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja’s call to christen the new …