East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Winnie Odinga has urged young people to question authority and think independently, asserting that even public figures they admire should not be placed beyond scrutiny. Speaking at the Nairobi International Book Fair on Thursday, September 24, Winnie represented the Odinga family as her late father, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, was posthumously inducted into the Kenya Publishers Association Hall of Fame. She cautioned against elevated reverence, noting that making her father someone immune to critique would contradict the core values he demonstrated throughout his political career. “Question even the people you admire, including Raila Odinga. He spent his life questioning authority. It would be a strange tribute to him if you turned him into somebody who could no longer be questioned,” she said. A Call to Seek Knowledge and Own the Narrative Challenging youth to read beyond basic academic requirements, Winnie framed reading as a vital tool for understanding history and processing personal experiences. “Read because there are people who benefit when you do not know your own history,” Winnie said, adding that literature helps young people recognize that others have navigated similar challenges. “Read because somebody somewhere has already felt that thing you’re going through, that you think you’ve never faced before.” She encoura...
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