No, Azimio la Umoja leader Raila is currently leading anti-government protests in Nairobi.

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Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga is in Mombasa ahead of anti-government protests.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. A reverse image search reveals that the photo of Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga was captured and shared on the former Prime Minister’s Facebook account on June 17, 2017, when he attended an Iftar Muslim ceremony.

We also discovered a live video of the demonstration on March 27, 2023, which was streamed live on Kenya Digital News’ YouTube channel, and Raila was present for the demonstrations.

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