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Raila Odinga: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Raila Amolo Odinga
Born January 7, 1945 • Kenya
Died October 15, 2025 (aged 80) • Keralam • India
Title / Office prime minister (2008-2013), Kenya
Founder National Rainbow Coalition
Political Affiliation National Rainbow Coalition • Orange Democratic Movement

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Raila Odinga
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga stand side by side, smiling and shaking hands in front of a red carpeted entrance at Harambee House in Nairobi.
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William Ruto
William Ruto
president of Kenya
Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki
president of Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta in a suit and red patterned tie, smiling at an event with a green and white background featuring blurred text and graphics.
Uhuru Kenyatta
president of Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta
president of Kenya
Richard Leakey
Richard Leakey
Kenyan anthropologist, government official, and paleontologist
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Oginga Odinga
vice president of Kenya
Wangari Maathai speaks at a podium, wearing a patterned green and black dress with a matching head wrap.
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan educator and government official
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi
president of Kenya
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Tom Mboya
Kenyan politician
Mary Leakey stands beside a large fiberglass cast of ancient hominid footprints, holding the edge and looking toward the camera.
Mary Douglas Leakey
Kenyan archaeologist