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Ida Odinga, Kenya's Permanent Representative to UNEP nominee, when she appeared before the National Assembly Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Belgut MP Nelson Koech. [Elvis Ogina]
Ida Odinga, 74, wife of the late Right Honorable Former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has revealed her personal net worth to be around Sh500 million. Ida was speaking during the parliamentary vetting for her position as Kenya's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
The revelation was done before the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on Friday 20th February 2026, clarifying the vastness of her wealth while clearly distinguishing it from family properties.
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