Saudi leadership send cables of condolences after passing of former Kenya PM

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman. (File/SPA)
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Updated 17 October 2025
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Saudi leadership send cables of condolences after passing of former Kenya PM

  • Odinga died at the age of 80 on Wednesday during a health visit to India
  • Ruto declared seven days of national mourning and a state funeral

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of condolences to the President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto after the passing of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Odinga died at the age of 80 on Wednesday during a health visit to India.

Ruto declared seven days of national mourning and a state funeral, calling Odinga “Kenya’s foremost statesman and one of Africa’s greatest sons.”

King Salman expressed his “deepest condolences” to Ruto, Odinga’s family, and the Kenyan people. The crown prince sent a similar cable.


Saudi Minister Al-Jubeir attends Guyana Energy Conference, meets President Ali

Updated 20 February 2026
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Saudi Minister Al-Jubeir attends Guyana Energy Conference, meets President Ali

RIYADH: Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, member of the Council of Ministers, and envoy for climate, is participating in the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo at Georgetown, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X. 

Al-Jubeir has also met Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The parties focused on bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Al-Jubeir recently met Arnoldo Andre Tinoco, Costa Rica’s minister of foreign affairs and worship, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.