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Raila A Odinga

Politician

Raila A Odinga is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Raila A Odinga · Raila Odinga · Ράιλα Οντίνγκα · Раила Одинга · Раїла Одінга · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Raila Amollo Odinga · Raila Amolo Odinga · Одинга Раила · Одинга, Раила · رايلا أودينغا				[sources]
Weak alias	Baba · Odinga · Rao · Tinga · オディンガ · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-01-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Maseno				[sources]
Death date	2025-10-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Kenya				[sources]
Citizenship	Kenya				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Raila				[sources]
Last name	Odinga				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57657				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly · Minister of Roads, Public Works and Housing · Prime Minister of Kenya · Secretary for Energy and Petroleum				[sources]
Education	Leipzig University · Magdeburg Institute of Technology				[sources]
Ethnicity	Luo people				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Winnie Odinga Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Kenya	2008-04-17	2013-04-09
Member of the National Assembly	1992-12-29	2013-01-17

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,192

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