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Raila: My mother named me Onyango at birth

ODM chief Raila Odinga shares his birthday cake with other leaders at Bomas of Kenya. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga on Friday revealed that his late mother named him Onyango due to the time he was born.

Speaking at Bomas of Kenya where he marked his 77th birthday, Odinga revealed that he was named Onyango, which in Dholuo is associated with those who born mid-morning.

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