Inside the newsroom: How Citizen TV broke the news of Raila Odinga’s death

It started as an early morning rumour, unconfirmed reports, before unsettling news of the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was confirmed on 15th October 2025. What followed was a frantic deployment and redeployment of reporters. The newsroom quickly turned into a beehive of activities to tell the story of a giant's final journey. The story of Raila Odinga, a man many term enigmatic, an indomitable and visionary leader whose influence is etched in the history of Kenya. Here is a story about how the difficult assignment of breaking the news of his death was executed.