19 Facts About Ida Odinga

Ida Odinga is the wife of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, and the leader of National Super Alliance.

Ida Odinga earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nairobi in 1973 when she was 24 years old.

Ida Odinga worked as a teacher for more than twenty years after graduation.

Ida Odinga taught at The Kenya High School, an all-girls public school in Nairobi.

Ida Odinga's students included the late Governor of Bomet County, Joyce Laboso.

Raila Ida Odinga was imprisoned in 1982 as a political prisoner by the government of President Daniel arap Moi.

Ida Odinga largely raised her children herself during those years while working as a teacher and living on The KHS campus.

However, Ida Odinga was later expelled from her teaching position and from her home on the school campus by the Kenya African National Union-led government due to Raila Odinga's political opposition.

Ida Odinga founded the League of Kenya Women Voters in 1991, which promotes opportunities for women in the political arena.

Ida Odinga has championed a host of other causes, many focused on women, children and health in Kenya.

Ida Odinga has advocated for the prevention of breast cancer and fistulas, and eradication of the chigoe flea.

Ida Odinga has mentored Kenyan schoolgirls and sat on the board of directors for an organization which aids paraplegics.

Ida Odinga became the managing director of the East African Spectre, a liquified gas cylinder manufacturing company, in 2003, becoming one of the first women to head a major Kenyan company.

In November 2018, Odinga endorsed Bill 2018, which would amend the Constitution of Kenya to guarantee the nomination of female candidates and MPs to Parliament.

Ida Odinga appeared in Parliament to support sitting women MPs during the debate.

In 2019 Ida Odinga emphasized that she would not endorse anybody for 2022 election and people are free to choose anyone they want.

Ida Odinga said the National Council of Churches of Kenya should ensure church leaders are taken through training for quality service to the congregants.

Ida Odinga stated that her remarks were blown out of context.

Ida Odinga, had received backing from the Atheists Society in Kenya which demanded that churches not run by theologians should be abolished.