#TodayInHistory: Violence erupted outside Little Rock Central High School as the Little Rock Nine tried to integrate the all-white school. A mob of 1,000+ forced them to flee, until Pres. Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne to protect them. #CivilRights #BlackHistory

Raila Amolo Odinga, 'Baba,' was the definitive political mobilizer of his era. His was a life lived entirely in the service of political reform. May this towering African statesman rest in eternal peace. #RIPRaila

Raila Odinga once joked that after his 2010 brain surgery, he’d gone through ‘real brainwashing’. 😅 But behind the humor was a story of courage, pain, and resilience. We remember Baba for his courage, wit, and unyielding spirit that inspired generations. 🕊️❤️ #Jowi

H.E Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya and his wife, Mrs. Idah Odinga pose with US President Barrack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Metropolitan Museum of Art reception in New York City, USA, September 23, 2009. #RailaOdinga #Jowi #KenyaMourns

On August 5, 2010, Kenya marked one of its most defining democratic milestones, the adoption of a new Constitution. At the steps of KICC, Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga addressed an expectant crowd, urging calm, unity and reflection even in victory. #KenyaMourns

When Baba turned Uhuru Park into a stadium during the final Yes Rally in August 2010. ⚽🔥 Humour, charisma, and politics turned into pure performance art, that was Baba.😅 #Baba #RailaOdinga #KenyaMourns

Day Raila suspended, and later fired William Ruto zurl.co/9JTOi

Baba, you have gone to join the council of heroes, greet Jaramogi, greet Kenyatta, greet all who built this house called Kenya. Tell them, we still walk the road you paved, still hold high the torch you lit. Rest easy, Baba. You fought the good fight. Kenya remembers.

KANU Chairman Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Vice Chairman Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, and Party Chieftain Ramogi Achieng Oneko seen leaving a meeting in the 1960s. #KenyanHistory

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev exchanges gifts with Kenya’s Home Affairs Minister (and later Vice President) Jaramogi Oginga Odinga in Moscow, Russia, on April 25, 1964. 🇰🇪🤝🇷🇺 #KenyanHistory #Nyanza #Russia

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere with a timeless reflection on justice and peace. Nearly four decades later, those words return to relevance as Tanzania faces election boycotts, street protests, and growing political tension. #Tanzania #MO29

Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta takes a moment with his Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Thomas J. Mboya, as Independence Day ceremonies gear up at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, December 12, 1963. #KenyanHistory #JamhuriDay #Uhuru

F-5 ni chuma ya zamani, hatari sana but it's time they upgraded. There were plans to replace this ageing fleet with F-16s. Not sure how far that got, but it should be a smoother process now that Kenya is a Major Non-NATO Ally.

Saudi Arabia exported wahabbism all around the world and is now trying to wash their hand clean of it.

Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal engages Kenya Army Commander, Brig. Joseph Ndolo, during an evening reception hosted for delegates of the Afro-American Conference, at the Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on November 11, 1968. #AfricanHistory #Somaliland #IbrahimEgal

Internal Security Minister Prof. George Saitoti and Defence Assistant Minister Maj-Gen. (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery are pictured checking their wristwatches moments before a church function at PCEA Ongata Rongai, on March 6, 2011. #KenyanHistory

Dr. Josephat Njuguna Karanja, Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, assisted by First Secretary Mr. John Ndisi, unveils the new Kenyan flag at Kenya House in London on December 12, 1963, as part of Independence Day observances. #KenyanHistory

I sincerely thank the former President, His Excellency, Goodluck E. Jonathan, GCFR, for the honour accorded me on the occasion of my 60th birthday. -AWT

KAMPALA CENTRAL | Barbie Kyagulanyi thanks her husband, BOBI WINE, for the resilience he has shown from day one in standing for the common people. #ANewUgandaNow