Raila Odinga
Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo, is a Kenyan politician. He was the last Prime Minister of Kenya. He was elected in 2008. He was leading to a coalition government from 2008 to 2013. He was the last prime minister of Kenya until the position was abolished in 2013.[1]
Raila Amolo Odinga | |
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| Prime Minister of Kenya | |
| In office 17 April 2008 – 9 April 2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Deputy | Musalia Mudavadi Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Member of Parliament for Langata | |
| In office 1992 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Leakey |
| Succeeded by | Joash Olum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1945[source?] Maseno, Kenya Colony |
| Political party | ODM |
| Other political affiliations | FORD (Before 1992) FORD-Kenya (1992–1994) NDP (1994–2002) KANU (2000) LDP (2002–2005) |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Odinga (m. 1973) |
| Relations | Jaramogi Odinga (father) Oburu Odinga (brother) |
| Children | 4
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| Alma mater | Leipzig University Magdeburg University |
| Notable work(s) | The Flame of Freedom |
| Website | www |
| Nickname(s) | Agwambo Tinga |
Raila Odinga was born at Maseno Church Missionary Society Hospital, in Maseno, Kisumu District, Nyanza Province on 7 January 1945.[2]
Odinga has unsuccessfully ran for President of Kenya five times, most recently in the 2022 election.
Raila Odinga Media
Odinga with Gordon Brown at Kibera
Odinga addressing the Kenyan media during the 2007–08 Kenyan crisis
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama of the United States pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Odinga and his wife Ida Odinga (2009).
British Foreign Secretary William Hague meeting Odinga, then Prime Minister of Kenya, in London, 10 August 2012
Odinga speaking at a visit to Peace Corps
Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya, with, from left, Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of Malawi, Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive chairman, World Economic Forum, and John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana, during the Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 June 2008
British Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham meeting Odinga in London, 7 July 2011
Odinga and his wife Ida at a political rally
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References
- ↑ Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Reuters. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Vogt, Heidi (28 February 2008). Kibaki, Odinga have a long history. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-28-4157951089_x.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Raila Odinga at Wikimedia Commons
- http://allafrica.com/stories/201002100793.html
- http://www.biddho.com/horn-of-africa/kenya/21456-raila-odinga-embroiled-in-261-million-maize-scandal-in-kenya-newstime-africa.html
- Raila Odinga personal site
- Office of the Prime Minister – Kenya Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Raila Odinga – Profile, Biography & Timeline Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Raila Odinga political biography
- An Audience with Raila – (video – London Sep 7th 2007) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- An open letter to Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga by Jerry Okungu, Posted On: 2007-11-28