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Mama Ida Odinga during the state funeral service of his husband and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Nyayo National Stadium Nairobi on October 17th 2025.[Collins Oduor, Standard]
In the story of Kenya’s struggle for democracy and equality, one name quietly, yet powerfully, endures: Ida Odinga.
Before she became known as a leader, advocate and the wife of one of Kenya’s most prominent figures, Raila Odinga, she was Ida Anyango Oyoo, born on August 24, 1950, a young ambitious woman who simply wanted to teach.
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