Ruth Odinga trains in boxing and rallies women ahead of Kenya elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Former Kisumu governor Ruth Odinga published a video on 26 October showing her training in boxing at a gym. She accompanied the footage with a call for women to prepare for the upcoming elections, prompting mixed reactions on social media, according to Tuko.
Ruth Odinga, former governor of Kenya’s Kisumu County, published a video on 26 October of herself training in boxing and called on women to prepare for the upcoming elections. “Ladies, the elections are approaching. Let’s prepare!” she wrote, Tuko reports.
The video shows Ruth Odinga punching a boxing bag in a gym, dressed in training gear and wearing gloves. Her post prompted mixed reactions online, ranging from encouragement to jokes. The sister of former opposition leader Raila Odinga, she remains an important political figure in the Nyanza region, according to Tuko.
Her message comes as Kenyan women are being encouraged to seek elected office at different levels of government. Ruth Odinga thus appears in a political context marked by Winnie Odinga’s designation as her father’s political heir, announced on 7 October.
