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Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. [1] He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013 and has been the Leader of Opposition in Kenya since 2013. [2] [3] He is the leader of Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party .
The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis was a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in Kenya after former President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Kibaki's main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, alleged electoral ...
William Ruto was elected President of Kenya with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Raila Odinga who received 48.85% of the vote. On 22 August, Odinga filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Kenya challenging the results announced by Wafula Chebukati , the chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission . [7]
Azimio la Umoja. Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party, popularly referred as Azimio la Umoja ( Swahili: "Resolution for Unity"), [2] or simply Azimio, is a Kenyan political alliance and party headed by Raila Odinga. It is composed of the Orange Democratic Movement, the Jubilee Party, NARC–Kenya, KANU, and other parties. [3]
April 19, 2024 at 6:27 AM. Gen Ogolla became head of Kenya's armed forces in April last year [KDF] Kenya's government has sent a team to investigate the helicopter crash that killed military chief ...
In 1997, Wamalwa beat Odinga in free and fair party elections, precipitating a devastating tribal split that the party has yet to recover from. Raila, with a sizeable number of Luo MP's, left FORD–Kenya to join the National Development Party of Kenya (NDP). In the 1997 general elections, FORD–Kenya finished fourth, behind Raila's NDP.
May 5, 2024 at 3:13 AM. NAIROBI (Reuters) - The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to 228, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The ...
Kenya's Premier Raila Odinga said that civilian deaths were regrettable and any incidents would result in an investigation. However, he blamed Al-Shabaab for causing the civilian casualties by stating that an Al-Shabaab technical equipped with a machine gun, which was targeted during the air raid, drove into a civilian compound while burning ...