Winnie Odinga

Winnie Chogo Odinga¹² (born 6 March 1990) known as Kazi, is a Kenyan politician serving as an East African Community member of Parliament in the fifth East African Legislative Assembly in Arusha representing the Government of Kenya³⁴

Odinga was nominated to the regional Legislative Assembly (EALA) by the Orange Democratic Movement a national political party in Kenya, in November 2022⁵ from where she was elected by both houses of the Kenyan Parliament.³

Winnie Odinga is the fourth child and last-born daughter of the late Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Odinga and Ida Odinga. She is also the granddaughter of Kenya's first Vice President, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga who was a prominent politician in both Kenya and Africa's struggle for independence.¹

She attended Rusinga School for her primary education and Brookhouse International School for her secondary education in Lang'ata, Nairobi County. She obtained a degree in political science from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2009.⁶

Upon returning from college, Odinga worked as her father's private secretary. Her father often sent her to participate in election campaigns around the African continent.⁷

In 2008, Odinga founded The BrickHouse Counsel а consultancy firm based in Nairobi, Kenya.⁸ The firm has worked for presidential campaigns.⁹