Oburu Odinga

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Oburu Ng'ong'a Oginga (born 15 October 1943) is a Kenyan politician who is the current senator for Siaya County since 8th August, 2022. He previously served as a member of the East African Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022. He is the former assistant minister for finance in the 2008 Grand Coalition government and a former Member of the Kenyan Parliament. He is a member of the Odinga political family, the son of Kenya’s first vice president Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and the brother of the late Raila Odinga and politician Ruth Odinga. On 11 December 2017, Oburu was elected to represent Kenya at the EALA. In 2021, he published an autobiography, In the Shadow of My Father, compiled by Bethuel Oduo. Following the death in 2025 of his brother Raila, he was appointed acting leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and was later confirmed as the party leader.

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1. date of birth: 1943-10-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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