Oburu Ng'ong'a Oginga (born 15 October 1943) is a Kenyan politician who is currently serving as senator for

Siaya County Siaya County is one of the counties in the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. It is bordered by Busia County to the north, Kakamega County, and Vihiga County to the northeast and Kisumu County to the southeast. It shares a water border ...

, having been elected in the elections of August 2022. He is an immediate former member for the

East African Legislative Assembly The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is a sub-organ of the larger East African Community, being the legislative arm of the Community. Members are sworn into five-year terms. History Since colonial times, a number of organizations have ...

, based in Arusha Tanzania. He is the former assistant minister for finance in the 2008 Grand Coalition government and a former Member of the Kenyan Parliament. Oburu is from the Odinga family. His brother

Raila Odinga Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament (Kenya), Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013 and has ...

came second in the Presidential elections of December 2007, March 2013, August 2017, and August 2022. His late father

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga 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. Oding ...

was a prominent politician at the time of independence, serving as Kenya's first vice-president, an elected MP from Bondo Constituency. His sister Ruth Odinga is the former Deputy Governor of Kisumu who served from 2013 to 2017. On 11 December 2017, Oburu was approved by the senate to represent Kenya at the EALA. On the 25th of November 2021, Oburu Oginga launched his Autobiography titled 'In the Shadow of My Father'. He narrated his life story to one of Kenya's famous historiographers Bethuel Oduo who was Oburu's publishing consultant for the memoir writing. He vied for senatorial seat in Siaya on the 2022 elections and won. He now serves as the senator for

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20100416122537/http://www.raila07.com/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20071109172613/http://www.mzalendo.com/Members.Details.php?ID=152 *https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/12/kennedy-kalonzo-oburu-mbugua-elected-eala/ *http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Graft-claims--party-politics-cost-Ranguma-his-seat-/1064-4060052-o1oi3b/index.html 1943 births Living people Orange Democratic Movement politicians Local politicians in Kenya Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Members of the East African Legislative Assembly Alumni of Maranda High School {{Kenya-politician-stub