Raila Odinga: A Key Figure in Kenya's Democracy
Raila Amolo Odinga was a significant and polarizing political figure in Kenya's post-independence era.
He was a veteran opposition leader, former Prime Minister, and frequent presidential contender who shaped Kenya's politics for over four decades.
Raila was born on 7 January 1945 in Maseno, Kenya Colony, to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, a leading independence figure and Kenya's first vice-president.
This lineage placed Raila at the center of Kenyan politics from a young age.
Raila Amolo Odinga was one of Kenya’s most consequential and polarizing political figures of the post-independence era.
Author's summary: Raila Odinga shaped Kenya's democratic journey as a veteran opposition leader.