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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga locked out of Sheria House where he had gone to present papers for registration of Ford Party in March 1991 [Courtesy]
The grand-master of opposition politics Jaramogi Oginga Odinga saw it all in his lifetime. At one time, his children were denied baptism by the church after he differed with those in authority.
The children were also denied places in government schools by the colonial government after he contradicted the larger than life educationist Edward Carey Francis. Jaramogi fought for the country’s liberation from colonialism, only to lose his freedom and power when his motherland was ultimately free.
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