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Raila Odinga was born at the Anglican Church Missionary Society Hospital in Maseno, Kisumu District, Nyanza Province on 7 January 1945 to Mary Juma Odinga and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. His father served as the first Vice President of Kenya under President Jomo Kenyatta. [8] He is a member of the Luo ethnic group. [9]
The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis was a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Kenya. The crisis erupted after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the 2007 presidential election. Supporters of Kibaki's main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, alleged electoral manipulation.
ODM leader Raila Odinga speaks with the Kenyan media during the 2007–08 Kenyan crisis. After the 2002 elections, KANU was in opposition, while the LDP was a partner in the ruling NARC coalition until it was removed after the 2005 referendum. The LDP had supported no vote at the referendum, contrary to the policy of president Kibaki.
Raila v IEBC. (2017) Raila Odinga & another v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & others [2017] KESC 31 (KLR) [1] was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Kenya that nullified the presidential results of the 2017 General Elections in Kenya. The petition was brought forward by Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, the National ...
During the 1980s and early 1990s many political prisoners were held at Kamiti, including Hussein Onyango Obama, Kenneth Matiba, Raila Odinga, Koigi wa Wamwere, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Jonah Anguka [1] and numerous others. Many executions have been carried out in Kamiti.
Kenyatta had maintained 10+% lead over Odinga in most polls for many weeks, but the two most recent polls before the election suggested a much closer race. [20] The outcome was reported as a 9.5% victory for Kenyatta. [21] On 10 August, provisional results released by the Kenyan electoral commission put Kenyatta ahead by 54.2% to Odinga's 44.92%.
Four. Ida Betty Odinga[1] (born Ida Anyango Oyoo on 24 August 1950 [2]) [3] is a Kenyan businesswoman, activist and educator. She is the wife of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, [3][4][5] and the leader of National Super Alliance (NASA). [6] In 2010, The Standard named Odinga, who was one of the first women to head a major ...
Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga (October 1911 [3] – 20 January 1994) was a Kenyan politician who became a prominent figure in Kenya 's struggle for independence. He served as Kenya 's first vice-president, and thereafter as opposition leader. Odinga's son Raila Odinga is a former prime minister, [4] and another son, Oburu Odinga, is a former ...