Raila Odinga
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]
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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 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]
Raila Odinga Media
Odinga and his wife Ida at a political rally
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
Raila Odinga at Chatham House, London
British Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham meeting Odinga in London, 7 July 2011
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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.
- ↑ 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 (in en-GB) (2025-10-15). Retrieved 2025-10-15.
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 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