Raila Odinga was born to Mary Juma and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga on January 7, 1945, in Maseno, Kenya. He is of Luo descent. His father was a prominent African nationalist and served as the first vice president of independent Kenya, but later became the leader of the opposition against Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, and Kenyatta’s successor, Daniel arap Moi.
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