Agwambo: How Raila acquired his five popular nicknames

Raila Odinga and his wife Ida

• Raila Odinga’s experience in the political scene has earned him a host of nicknames
• Tinga means a tractor, a name he got in the 1990s
• He got the name Hummer in the 2000s after imported a Hummer model

Opposition Leader Raila Odinga is one of the prolific politicians in the country whose name rings a bell in any corner of the world.

His experience in the political scene has earned him a host of nicknames, ranging from; Tinga, Hummer, Agwambo, Baba, Jakom, among others.