Raila Odinga

Raila Amolo Odinga
Prime Minister of Kenya
In office 17 April 2008 – 9 April 2013
President	Mwai Kibaki
Deputy	Musalia Mudavadi Uhuru Kenyatta
Member of Parliament for Langata
In office 1992 – January 2013
Preceded by	Philip Leakey
Succeeded by	Joash Olum
Personal details
Born	(1945-01-07) 7 January 1945 (age 79)[source?] Maseno, Kenya Colony
Political party	ODM
Other political affiliations	FORD (Before 1992) FORD-Kenya (1992–1994) NDP (1994–2002) KANU (2000) LDP (2002–2005)
Spouse(s)	Ida Odinga ​ (m. 1973)​
Relations	Jaramogi Odinga (father) Oburu Odinga (brother)
Children	4 Fidel Rosemary Raila Winnie
Alma mater	Leipzig University Magdeburg University
Notable work(s)	The Flame of Freedom
Website	www.raila-odinga.com
Nickname(s)	Agwambo Tinga

Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) also popularly known to his supporters as Agwambo, is 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.

1. ↑ Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Reuters. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
2. ↑ Vogt, Heidi (28 February 2008). "Kibaki, Odinga have a long history". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 August 2012.