Raila Odinga

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Official Site: Raila Odinga
Wikipedia: Raila Odinga
WashingtonPost.com: Kenyan President Names Rival As PM (April 13, 2008)
Newsweek: The Man Who Would Be President (January 22, 2008)
BBC: Odinga Rejects Kenya Poll Result (December 31, 2007)
AfricanTribute: Raila Odinga Political Biography
YouTube Video: Raila: Poverty (Time: 3:58)

Raila Odinga Recent News

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BBC News: Kenya 'turned into Killing Field' (January 17, 2008)
Reuters: Kenya's Odinga Calls for Protest Rally on Jan 3 (December 31, 2007)
Forbes.com: Kenya Police Warn Odinga Of Arrest Over Planned Demo (December 30, 2007)
New York Times: "Half Of Vote Counted, Kenyan Opposition Is Poised to Sweep" (December 29, 2007)
Economist.com: Kenya's Election Down To The Wire (December 19, 2007)
FT.com: Raila Odinga: Interview Transcript (December 14, 2007)
BBC: Odinga: Kenya's King-Maker (December 6, 2007)

Raila Odinga Background and Profiles

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1982 Coup Plot

DiasporaYouthNetwork.com: '82 Coup Plot Revelations (197 KB)
Wikipedia: 1982 Kenyan Coup D'état Attempt
TheEastAfrican: Were There Three Groups All Plotting A Coup? (July 29, 2002)

Orange Democratic Movement

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allAfrica: ODM Dismisses PNU Manifesto (November 12, 2007)

2007 Kenyan Elections

Mahalo's Guide to Kenya Elections 2007
BBC News: Kenya Tension Rises After Polls (December 30, 2007)
Forbes: "EU Observers Question Kenya Vote Result" (December 30, 2007)
CNN.com: Kenya's President Re-elected, Elections Chief Says (December 30, 2007)
BBC: Odinga On Front In Kenya Election (December 29, 2007)

Raila Odinga Blogs and Commentaries

Raila2007: Raila Odinga’s Weblog
Gerald Baraza Blog: Honorable Raila Odinga And The Pentagon Leaders Arrested!!! (December 30, 2007)
Chris Blattman's Blog: Bloggers And E-Mailers Persist In Spite Of... Media Blackout (December 30, 2007)
You Missed This Blog: The Best President Kenya Will Never Have (February 7, 2006)

Raila Odinga Photos

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Raila Odinga Videos

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YouTube: Raila Odinga's Visit To Toronto Canada -2nd Video Clip (Time: 1:05)
YouTube: Raila Odinga Is Fit To Lead Kenya (Time: 9:54)
YouTube: Raila Odinga's Acceptance Speech (Time: 2:26)
YouTube: Raila: I Own A Hummer But Do I Say? (Time: 2:43)

Raila Odinga Books and Research

Google Book Search: Raila Odinga
Badejo-On-Raila.com: Raila Odinga: An Enigma In Kenyan Politics

Raila Odinga Criticism and Controversy

Business Daily Africa: The Church Must Not Be Self-Serving (December 12, 2007)
VOANews.com: "Opposition Leader Under Fire For Signing A Pact And Denying It" (November 9, 2007)
Public Eye Group Blog: Commentary: Raila Odinga And His New Humvee (March 27, 2007)
Daily Nation On The Web: Leaders Criticise Raila (May 26, 1999)

Raila Odinga Timeline

January 7, 1945: Born
1975: Appointed Deputy Director Of The Kenya Bureau Of Standards
1982: Placed Under House Arrest and released In February 1988
1988: Rearrested For His Involvement With The Kenya Revolutionary Movement
1989: Released In June
1990: Incarcerated Again In July
1991: Released And Fled To Norway Alleging Assassination Attempts
1992: Returned To Kenya To Join FORD & Won The Langata Constituency Parliamentary Seat
1994: Left FORD-Kenya To Join The National Development Party
2002: Passed Over For The Presidential Ticket & Helped Form The National Rainbow Coalition
2007: Became The Head Of The Orange Democratic Movement & Selected as its presidential candidate
2008: Named Kenyan Prime Minister by Mwai Kibaki

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Guide Note

Raila Odinga was named Kenyan Prime Minister on April 13, 2008. He was previously a member of Parliament and was the losing candidate in the 2007 Kenya Elections.

Odinga challenged the results after Mwai Kibaki won the 2007 election by a margin of 230,000 votes. Kibaki announced on April 13, 2008, that he would name Odinga Prime Minister, as part of a power sharing contract. The move was made partly to stop the violence that occurred following the elections.

Fast Facts

Born: January 7, 1945
Received a scholarship to the Technical University, Magdeburg
Worked as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi
Appointed Deputy Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards
Married to Ida Odinga
The son of the first Vice President of Kenya Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

Origins

Odinga is the son of the first Vice President of Kenya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga; his brother, Oburu Odinga, is also currently a Member of Parliament. He is commonly referred to by his first name due to coincidence as he was in the parliament at the same time as his father between 1992 and 1994. After receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University, Magdeburg, East Germany, Raila returned to Kenya to work as a lecturer at the University of Narobi. In 1982, after being suspected of collaborating with the plotters of a failed coup attempt against President Daniel Arap Moi, Raila was placed under house arrest for seven months. Charged with treason, he was detained without trial for six years.

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