RAILA''S POLITICAL JOURNEY.
Born in 1945
1970: Raila Odinga returns to Kenya after studying abroad
1971: Established the Standard Processing Equipment Construction and Erection Limited (later renamed East African Spectre)
1982: Charged with treason and detained for 6 years
1988: Arrested for involvement in multiparty campaigns
1990: Rearrested after his release on 12 June 1989
1991: Upon his release, he fled to Norway over assassination fears
1992: Back from exile, Joined Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD)
-Vied for the first time as MP and won Langata parliamentary seat
-Quit FORD-K & formed National Democratic Party (NDP)
Langata MP Raila Odinga and Mathare MP Ochieng Mbeo donate maize flour to crash victims at Kirigiti Stadium in December 1994.
1997: Contested for the presidency and lost
-Led merger between NDP and KANU
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