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Kenya

Raila Amolo Odinga

Date of Birth: 2 January 1945
Place of Birth: Maseno, Kisumo District, Nyanza Province


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Smashing the fruit bowl

The Orange victory prompted Kibaki to sack his entire cabinet and prorogue parliament on 25 November; the Orange campaigners led by Raila Odinga called for new national elections (AC Vol 46 Nos 21 & 23)...

There are memories of 1997 when a national alliance between ex-President Daniel arap Moi (widely accused of funding the 'No' campaign) and Raila Odinga marginalised the mainly Kikuyu politicians in Kibaki's Democratic Party despite economic mismanagement and rampant corruption...


Oranges up, bananas down

The referendum has relaunched or unmade several political careers: Raila Odinga: The referendum brought his rivalry with President Mwai Kibaki to a head...


A proxy election

The 'no' group of Orange Revolutionaries is led by Public Works Minister Raila Amolo Odinga...


Banana-skin vote

President Mwai Kibaki's National Alliance of Kenya (NAK) is for bananas; Public Works Minister Raila Odinga's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) prefers oranges...


Dancing partners

The bizarre pas de deux between President Mwai Kibaki and cabinet dissident Raila Odinga raises doubts as to whether the President can win the national referendum on the new constitution in November...


Inside track

We hear Karegeya is also accused of 'inappropriate' relations with politicians such as Tanzania's Jakaya Kikwete and Kenya's Raila Odinga - the FPR regime considers both hostile...


Making up

The prospects of a deal have been helped by Raila Odinga Public Works Minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Rainbow Coalition who has called a truce in his long feud with Kibaki...


Biwott is back again

Others notably Raila Odinga and his colleagues in the Liberal Democratic Party say Biwott's appointment would finally split the government...


Rebellion under the rainbow

As everyone expected the activists of Raila Odinga's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Musikari Kombo's Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya (Ford-K) have rejected Kibaki's demands...

Kenya group ahead of 2007 allowing them to drop the troublesome partnership with Raila Odinga and the LDP...


The new flagbearers

Raila Odinga with his secure base among the Luo of Nyanza Province is as determined as ever and remains controller of the most cohesive swing-vote in the country...


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