In a festive atmosphere, the large crowd of supporters followed his convoy through the streets of the city as it made its way to a rally in the district of Kibera.
It was the second gathering of his coalition Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya party since Odinga and President William Ruto agreed to bipartisan talks to iron out their differences.
Odinga has accused Ruto of stealing last year’s election and of failing to control surging cost of living that is hitting Kenyans hard.
They have been struggling to make ends meet in the face of high prices for basic goods and a plunging local currency. A record drought has left millions hungry.
Friday’s rally comes before mass action was set to resume in Nairobi on Tuesday, three weeks after the party called off weekly demonstrations against Ruto while the two men held discussions.
This Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, the streets are calling us once again! #BackToThePeople pic.twitter.com/2bJxoIsbLt
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) April 28, 2023
It is not clear why the opposition has called for the protests to resume, but they had warned this would happen if insufficient progress was made in the talks.