Raila Odinga
Raila Odinga | |
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| African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development | |
| In office 20 October 2018 – 23 February 2023 | |
| Chair | Moussa Faki |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth Tankeu (Commissioner of Trade and Industry) |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya | |
| In office 17 April 2008 – 9 April 2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Deputy | Musalia Mudavadi Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Jomo Kenyatta (1964) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Roads, Public Works and Housing | |
| In office 14 January 2003 – 21 November 2005 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | William Cheruiyot Morogo |
| Succeeded by | Soita Shitanda |
| Minister for Energy | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 30 December 2002 | |
| President | Daniel arap Moi |
| Preceded by | Francis Masakhalia |
| Succeeded by | Simeon Nyachae |
| Member of Parliament for Langata Constituency | |
| In office 26 January 1993 – 28 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Leakey |
| Succeeded by | Joash Olum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raila Amolo Odinga 7 January 1945 Maseno, Kenya Colony |
| Died | 15 October 2025 (aged 80) Koothattukulam, Kerala, India |
| Political party | ODM |
| Other political affiliations | FORD (Before 1992) FORD-Kenya (1992–1994) NDP (1994–2002) KANU (2000) LDP (2002–2005) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| 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 Amolo Odinga (7 January 1945 – 15 October 2025), also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo, was 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 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.
Odinga died on 15 October 2025 from cardiac arrest after walking into a hospital in Koothattukulam, Kerala, India at the age of 80.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, dies in Kerala". The Hindu. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ "Raila Odinga Dies at 80 - Breaking News: Kenyan Opposition Figure Passes in India - Nymy Net". 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
Other websites
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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 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Raila Odinga personal site Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- 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
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