In an emotional interview with Daily Nation, the Siaya Senator and ODM chairman disclosed that he had repeatedly warned Raila about unresolved issues chief among them the management of the family estate.
“There are a few things which are outstanding in the family, including the estate, which we had managed with him,” Oburu said.
The two brothers had scheduled a meeting in Dubai on October 19, 2025, to finalise everything and ensure no loose ends remained.
Raila never boarded the flight; he died in India four days earlier at the age of 80.
Oburu’s fear was stark: without clear agreements, the next generation might not preserve the unity he and Raila had nurtured for decades.
“These young people I don’t see them gelling as much as we gel with you,” he told Raila in one of their last phone calls. He dreaded inheritance disputes fracturing the family’s “mighty unity” after both brothers were gone.
Early signs of that fracture have already emerged. At ODM’s 20th anniversary celebrations in Mombasa, Raila’s daughter Winnie publicly accused party officials of plotting to “sell” the movement her father built.
Her explosive remarks, coupled with her absence from her brother Raila Junior’s installation as family spokesperson, have fuelled speculation of deepening divisions.
Oburu, however, insists the family will resolve its issues privately.
“I stood with Baba for the 80 years he lived with us. I never betrayed him,” he declared.
Yet the warning he issued in those final days now echoes louder than ever: without closure, even the strongest dynasties can crumble.
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