Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga was one of world leaders who endured the wrath of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
The nonagenarian who died on Friday in Singapore, never spared outsiders who dared to challenge his leadership, and often called press conferences to reprimand them.
In 2016, Mugabe accused Mr Odinga of interfering with internal affairs of Zimbabwe, banning him from ever stepping in the South African nation.
But in his condolences message, Mr Odinga was a bit fair to the former leader, describing him as a liberation hero who too had challenges like others.
"I wish to pass my condolences to the people of Zimbabwe following the death of their founding Father, H.E. Robert Mugabe. We join the country in praying for peace and stability at this moment of national grief," said Mr Odinga.
"Mugabe was a liberation hero who like others, made mistakes during his reign," added Raila, who is regarded as one of the finest politician in Africa.
Raila worked closely with Movement for Democratic Change, a party that gave Mugabe's ZANU-PF hard times under the leadership of Morgan Tsivangirai, who has since died.
Despite the ban, Mr Odinga visited Zimbabwe in 2018 after the death of his friend Tsivangirai. The two served as Prime Ministers concurrently.
Mugabe was toppled in November 2017 by the military, with his then deputy and now President Emmerson Mnangawa accused of plotting against the nonagenarian.