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0%Leader of the Opposition
Raila Odinga is a veteran Kenyan politician, former Prime Minister (2008–2013) and opposition leader. He served as Member of Parliament (Langata) from 1993 to 2013 and has been Leader of the Opposition since 2013.
Played a key role in brokering the power-sharing deal after Kenya’s 2007 crisis and spearheaded infrastructure projects.
He has been an influential opposition voice for over two decades.
His offices were linked to corruption scandals, including the 2010 'Kazi kwa Vijana' maize procurement scam
In 2019 he was implicated by association in a 'fake gold' fraud (though he claims to have exposed it)
Graduated in 1970 with a welding certificate from Magdeburg Technical College, East Germany.
