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Jan 01, 0001 Bondo, Kenya Died on 20 Jan 1994 (aged 1993)
Kenyan Luo politician
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About Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
- Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga (October 1911 – 20 January 1994) was a Luo chieftain who became a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle for independence.
- He later served as Kenya's first Vice-President, and thereafter as opposition leader.
- Odinga's son Raila Odinga is the former Prime Minister, and another son, Oburu Odinga, is a former Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Finance. Jaramogi is credited for the phrase "Not Yet Uhuru" which is the title of his autobiography written in the 1980s during his time under house arrest.
- "Uhuru" means freedom in Swahili and he was referencing his belief that even after independence from British colonialism, the brutal oppression of opposition in political affairs in Kenya, meant that the country had still not attained real freedom.
- Jaramogi's son Raila was also in detention for a period of eight years.
