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Father Ambrose Kimutai,
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Catholic priest who hosted Raila Odinga when all shunned him

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Father Ambrose Kimutai, who in the 1990s hosted Raila Odinga (inset) and other opposition leaders at Kaplong Parish in Bomet County 

Photo credit: Vitalis Kimutai | Nation Media Group

When Father Ambrose Kimutai Tonui was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1993, Kenya was at a political crossroads.

The country had only recently embraced multiparty democracy after years of one-party rule.