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Man behind Jaramogi's communism dies at 86

The late William Odhiambo Okello (left) with the first Kenyan President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. [Photo: Courtesy]

A former Kenyan envoy said to have introduced first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga to communism has died.

Until his death on Monday, William Odhiambo Okello was a close friend of the Odinga family.

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