Jaramogi Oginga Odinga

Jaramogi Amollo Oginga Odinga
Jaramogi Amollo 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
Member of Parliament
	In office; 1963–1969
Preceded by	Gilbert Oluoch
Succeeded by	Oburu Odinga
Constituency	Bondo
	In office; 1992–1994
Succeeded by	William Odongo Omamo
Constituency	Bondo
Personal details
Born	Obadiah Adonijah; October 1911; Bondo, British East Africa
Died	20 January 1994 (aged 82); Kisumu, Kenya
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

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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 the Kenya's first vice-president, and thereafter as an opposition leader. Jaramogi’s son Raila Odinga (1945–2025) was the second Prime Minister of Kenya, and his other son, Oburu Odinga, is a former assistant minister in the Ministry of Finance.

Jaramogi is credited with 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, Hon Raila Odinga also spent eight years in detention, although he later served as prime minister.