Raila Odinga
| Raila Odinga | |
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| Prime Minister of Kenya | |
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In office 17 April 2008 – 9 April 2013 |
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| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Deputy |
Musalia Mudavadi Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Minister of Roads, Public Works, and Housing | |
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In office January 2003 – November 2005 |
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| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Minister for Energy | |
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In office June 2001 – December 2002 |
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| President | Daniel arap Moi |
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Member of Parliament for Langata |
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In office December 1992 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Philip Leakey |
| Succeeded by | Joash Olum |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 January 1945 Maseno, Kenya Colony |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party |
ODM (2005–present) LDP (2002–2005) KANU (2000–2002) NDP (1994–2002) FORD-Kenya (1992–1994) FORD (Before 1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Odinga (m. 1973) |
| Relations |
Jaramogi Odinga (father) Oburu Odinga (brother) Ruth Odinga (sister) |
| Children |
4
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| Residence | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Alma mater |
Leipzig University Magdeburg University |
| Profession | Mechanical Engineer |
| Cabinet | Grand coalition cabinet |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Notable work(s) | The Flame of Freedom |
| Twitter handle | @RailaOdinga |
| Nickname(s) | Agwambo, Tinga, Baba, Jakom, Chairman |
Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945), also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo (meaning the "Mysterious One"), Tinga (Luo and Swahili for "tractor"), Baba, RAO, (abbreviated form of "Raila Amolo Odinga") and Jakom ("Chairman") is a Kenyan politician who was Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Langata in 1992, serving as Minister of Energy from 2001 to 2002 and as Minister of Roads, Public Works, and Housing from 2003 to 2005. He was the main opposition candidate in the 2007 presidential election, running against incumbent Mwai Kibaki. Following a violence-marred election and post-poll crisis, Odinga was appointed Prime Minister in April 2008 in a power-sharing deal with Mwai Kibaki, serving as Supervisor and Coordinator of a national unity coalition government. In the subsequent presidential election 5 years later he placed second against Uhuru Kenyatta, Kibaki's favoured successor, garnering 5,340,546 votes, which represented 43.28% of the total votes cast.
Son of the first Vice President of Kenya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the family has drawn unwavering support from its Luo constituency Luo, a tribe whose rivalry with the Kikuyu has defined a big part of Kenya's post-Independence history. Raila is commonly known by his first name due to coincidence: he was an MP at the same time as his father between 1992 and 1994.
Raila Oginga first ran as a presidential contender in the 1997 elections, coming third after President Daniel arap Moi of KANU and Mwai Kibaki of the Democratic Party. He contested for President again in the December 2007 elections on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket.
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