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Member of Parliament, Makadara
Born
1970(56 yrs)
County
Nairobi
Constituency
Makadara
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George Aladwa Omwera (born 1970) is a Kenyan politician serving his second consecutive term as Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency in Nairobi County, first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022 on an ODM ticket. He is also the ODM Nairobi County Branch Chairman, a position he has held since the early 2010s, making him one of the party’s most influential grassroots mobilisers in the capital. Born and raised in Makongeni estate in Nairobi in a low-income railway workers’ household, his political identity is closely tied to working-class urban voters and long-running struggles over housing, services and informal livelihoods in the city. Aladwa is best known nationally as the last Mayor of Nairobi City Council (2011–2013) before the office was abolished under the 2010 Constitution and replaced by the Nairobi governorship. His journey from ward-level councillor for Makongeni–Kaloleni to mayor, and later to MP, has given him a long view of Nairobi’s transition from the old city council system to devolved county governance. In Parliament he has served on committees such as Lands, Transport, Public Works and Housing, and in the current term sits on multiple oversight and liaison committees, while still projecting himself publicly as a street-level ODM organiser and “people’s MP” for Makadara.
Two-term MP for Makadara (2017–present): Elected in 2017 and retained in 2022 as ODM MP for Makadara, consolidating his status as a key ODM figure in Nairobi politics.
Last Mayor of Nairobi (2011–2013): Elected mayor on 10 August 2011 as Makongeni/Kaloleni ward councillor, becoming the final holder of the office before it was phased out under devolution.
2015 hate-speech / incitement remarks in Kibera: In October 2015, a video circulated of Aladwa addressing a Mashujaa Day rally in Kibera, with remarks interpreted as suggesting people might “die” if Raila Odinga’s supposed 2017 victory were stolen. He was arrested, questioned and later charged with incitement to violence and hate speech, drawing heavy criticism and extensive media coverage.
Use as a case study in hate-speech research: Academic and civil society reports on online hate content in Kenya repeatedly cite the 2015 Aladwa clip as an example in discussions of political speech, ethnic tension and social-media amplification.
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ODM Nairobi County Chairman: Has served as ODM Nairobi Chair since around 2011, repeatedly referenced by the party and media as the party’s city boss, giving him major influence over ODM’s Nairobi ticketing and mobilisation.
Parliamentary committee work: In the 12th Parliament he was a member of the Lands Committee and later the Transport, Public Works & Housing Committee, and in the current Parliament he sits on several committees including Delegated Legislation, Regional Integration, National Cohesion & Equal Opportunity, and NG-CDF, giving him a broad footprint in legislative oversight.
Withdrawal of hate-speech charges (2020): In February 2020, a Milimani court withdrew the hate-speech charges against Aladwa after the High Court declared section 96A of the Penal Code unconstitutional, effectively ending the long-running case.
Intra-ODM wrangles and public clashes: As ODM Nairobi chair, he has been central to internal power battles—publicly clashing with party Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna in 2025 over control of Nairobi structures, and weighing in on debates such as whether to create a senior party position for Winnie Odinga—episodes that have underscored both his influence and the factional tensions around him.
