Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
1st Vice-President of Kenya
	In office; 12 December 1964 – 14 April 1966
President	Jomo Kenyatta
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Joseph Murumbi
Personal details
Born	Obadiah Adonijah; October 1911; Bondo, British East Africa
Died	20 January 1994 (aged 82); Kisumu, Kenya
Political party	List Kenya African Union (1948–1959); Kenya African National Union (1960–1966); Kenya People's Union (1966–1990); Forum for the Restoration of Democracy; (1991); Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya; (1992–1994);
Spouse(s)	Mary Juma (d. 1984); Gaudencia Adeya; Susan Agik; Betty Adongo
Children	17 (including Oburu and Raila)
Alma mater	Makerere University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher

Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga (October 1911 – 20 January 1994) was a Kenyan politician who became a prominent figure in Kenya's struggle for independence. He served as Kenya's first vice-president, and thereafter as opposition leader. Odinga's son Raila Odinga is a 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 published in 1967. "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. For example, Jaramogi's son Raila Odinga also spent eight years in detention, although he later served as prime minister.

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