Raila Odinga Biography, Songs downloads and social life

Raila Odinga is the immediate form prime minister of the republic of Kenya. Raila was born in 7th January 1977. Raila Odinga was born at the Anglican Church Missionary Society Hospital, in Maseno, Kisumu District, Nyanza Province on 7 January 1945 to Mary Juma Odinga and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. His father served as the first Vice President of Kenya under President Jomo Kenyatta. He is a member of the Luo ethnic group. He went to Kisumu Union Primary and Maranda High School where he studied until 1962, when he was transferred by his father to Germany. He spent the next two years at the Herder institution,which would train foreign students on the German language and was part of the philological faculty at the University of Leipzig in East Germany. He received a scholarship that in 1965 sent him to the Technical School, Magdeburg (now a part of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg) in the GDR. In 1970, he graduated with a diplom (roughly equivalent to a Master's degree) in Mechanical Engineering and Welding. While studying in East Berlin during the Cold War, as a Kenyan he was able to visit West Berlin through the Checkpoint Charlie. When visiting West Berlin, he used to smuggle goods not available in East Berlin and bring them to his friends in East Berlin.

Raila Odinga's family

Raila Odinga was born to the late Jaramogi Odinga Oginga who was the first deputy president and first prime minister of Kenya. He is currently married to Ida Odinga since 1973 with whom they have four children namely 1. the late Fidel Castro Odinga, Winnie Odinga, Rosemary and Raila Junior. Raila is usually considered a family man.