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    Raila Amolo Odinga

    (b. Maseno, Kenya, 7 Jan. )

    Kenyan; Prime Minister –  A member of one of Kenya's smaller tribes, the Luo, Odinga's father (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga) became Vice-President of Kenya on independence in Odinga studied at Magdeburg University in East Germany, graduating with an engineering degree in Before entering politics, he worked at a lecturer at Nairobi University and then at the Kenya Bureau of Standards. He was imprisoned without trial for six years from , accused of involvement in a failed coup against President Daniel arap Moi. Following his release, he was arrested twice more, before seeking refuge in Norway in He returned to Kenya the following year, stood for election as a candidate for the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy, and was elected to parliament. Following his unsuccessful stand against Moi, the KANU candidate, in the presidential elections, Odinga then moved to support Moi, and served as Energy Minister (–2) and Minister for Roads, Public Works, and Housing (–5). Moi was constitutionally unable to stand in the presidential elections and Odinga, now a KANU member, hoped to succeed him. However, Moi supported Uhuru Kenyatta, who was defeated in a landslide by Mwai Kibaki, the National Rainbow Coalition (NRC) candidate. KANU had been in p

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    Profile: Raila Odinga

    Hearing Kenyans on the street referring to the country’s former prime minister by his first name, an outsider could be forgiven for assuming an air of genial friendliness pervades political-public relationships here. The fact of the matter, however, is that Raila Odinga is one of several politicians in Kenya who bear the mantle of political dynasties, and “Raila” is so called because he was an MP at the same time as his father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga – Kenya’s first vice-president.

    A former university lecturer turned wealthy politician, Raila is a father of four and has interests in the energy sector. The year-old (Born Jan 7, ) opposition leader’s followers also know him as Agwambo, meaning “difficult to predict”.

    Odinga – a member of the Luo tribe, the third largest ethnic group in Kenya – was charged with treason and held without trial for six years for his alleged role in a failed coup attempt against President Daniel arap Moi. He was re-arrested months after his release for working with pro-democracy and human rights activists calling for multi-party democracy in Kenya, then a one-party state.

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    After a third period of incarceration, the born-again Christian fled the country for Norway, claiming government officials were conspi