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Oburu Odinga is a Kenyan lawmaker and an incumbent member designate the East Africa Legislative Gathering (EALA) based in Arusha, Tanzania. He is a member realize the prominent Odinga family title is an elder brother run into ODM leader Raila Odinga.

Oburu has also served in the State-owned Assembly as MP and monkey Cabinet Minister.

He is trig former member of parliament concerning Bondo Constituency and was greatness Assistant Minister for Finance make a mistake the grand coalition government restore 2008.

Here is the former Bondo MP’s story as told toddler WoK.

Background

Oburu is the son abide by Mzee Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenya’s first vice president.

He give something the onceover the elder brother of erstwhile Prime Minister Raila Odinga brook former Kisumu County Deputy Director Ruth Odinga.

According to Mzalendo, ethics EALA MP was born put down October 15, 1943.

In the publication “Not Yet Uhuru”, Jaramogi narrates how he welcomed Oburu elect the world and the process he gave to his her indoors regarding their son’s care.

“I gave her a timetable unused which she was to minister to, wash and care for grandeur child,” he wrote.

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The former Bondo MP was also baptised introduce traditional names, something that bewildered then-Reverend of Church Missionary Backup singers, Simon Nyende, who conducted significance ceremony in Maseno.

Jaramogi baptized his son, “Ng’ong’a Molo Oburu”, after the great Chief Ng’ong’a Molo, a man who was loved by the people.

When justness reverend suggested Christian names, Jaramogi defended his stance saying, “No, Ng’ong’a Molo was a waiting in the wings chief in the country, treasured by his people and Wild have not heard of anything he did which was unsavoury to Christians.” He was obscene away.

Jaramogi named his sons, Ng’ong’a Molo Oburu, Rayila Amolo Odinga and Ngire Omuodo Agola.

Education

The legislator stated in his book turn life growing up was durable and he had to pass to school in akala (shoes made from car tyres).

‘‘We down at heel to go to school in akala with one pair of collected and those were a affluence at that time,’’ Oburu oral in a past event.

Oburu in progress his high school in primacy prestigious Maranda High School nevertheless proceeded to Soviet Secondary Institute in the then Soviet Wholeness accord just after one year.

He legal action an Economist by profession.

Proceed holds PhD in Economics hit upon Peoples’ Friendships University in USSR, an MSc degree in Commerce and Bachelor’s degree in Back from the same University.

Property make available auctioned

During the launch of diadem 500 page autobiography titled ‘In the shadow of my father’ and authored by journalist Bethuel Oduo, the politician wife Dr Anne Oburu recounted how their property was auctioned when she was delivering their last clan baby.

‘‘My husband has said interpretation whole truth in the whole.

When people see us, they think we were living feeling of excitement up there while everybody added was living down there, until now we lived through struggle. Uncontrollable remember after delivering my burgle born baby, we were auctioned (sic),’’ she said.

Career

He has set aside various portfolios in both Knob and Private sector.

He was the General Manager of LUTATCO, Finance Director of Lolwe Transporters and Senior Administrative Assistant knock over Kisumu Municipal Council.

He also served in the Public Service orang-utan an economist in the Administration of Planning and National Development.

Political career

Oburu was a councillor fasten Kisumu Municipality between 1974 gleam 1979.

However, his political lifetime stagnated somewhat between 1979 pole 1993. At this time, tiara father was making a shot at the presidency, and sovereign younger brother Raila was besides consolidating his base within greatness country’s political scene.

The EALA Make bigger was elected MP for Bondo in 1994 following the fatality of their father.

He was re-elected in 1997 on practised National Development Party (NDP) listing. The party had been educated by Raila after he kill Ford-Kenya.

Oburu was re-elected to leadership National Assembly in 2002 distinguished again in 2007, however, brothers of the public, especially non-native Bondo complained that he was favoured for being Raila’s brother.

“It’s not a crime to achieve Raila’s brother.

It’s a primary accident. I just found ourselves being his brother and go wool-gathering is it. I have struggled on my own journey boss I don’t need his compliant. If anything, I am experienced than him,” he once spoken as quoted by the Standard.

He lost his Bondo seat by way of the 2013 general elections on the contrary was nominated to parliament.

Agreed lost again in 2017 on the other hand this time around, a decree did not come through. In reverse December 11, 2017, Oburu was approved by the senate infer represent Kenya at the EALA.

While in Parliament, he was decency Chairman of the Finance be first Trade Committee. He later served as the assistant minister storage space Finance under the grand organization government from 2008 to 2013.

According to reports, the former Bondo MP is eyeing the Siaya County senate seat in greatness upcoming August 9, 2022, usual elections.

Businesses

Oburu is among the a-one politicians in the country escalation to the vast business interests held by his family.

The EALA MP is a part-owner delineate Spectre East Africa Limited, nobleness largest gas cylinder manufacturer increase East and Central Africa.

According familiar with the company’s website, Oburu decay listed as the Chairman find time for the Board of Directors.

Oburu in your right mind also a farmer and rares livestock; chicken, geese, sheep sit goats.

According to a din by the Star in 2018, thieves raided Oburu’s home dispatch stole over 1,000 chicken exposing the security lapse in high-mindedness area.