{{Short description|Kenyan politician}} {{COI|date=June 2023}}
thumb|Winnie Odinga '''Winnie Chogo Odinga'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=whownskenya |date=2021-10-14 |title=Winnie Odinga Biography, Education, Career, Family And Marriage - whownskenya |url=https://whownskenya.com/winnie-odinga-biography-education-career-family-and-marriage/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Homekazi |date=2022-11-09 |title=Winnie Chogo Odinga Biography and Lifestyle |url=https://www.homekazi.co.ke/celebs/bio/winnieodinga |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Homekazi}}</ref> (born 6 March 1990) known as '''Kazi''', is a Kenyan politician serving as an East African Community member of Parliament in the fifth East African Legislative Assembly in Arusha representing the Government of Kenya<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abuso |first=Victor |date=2025-12-10 |title=Kenya: Is Winnie Odinga positioning herself to inherit her father Raila’s political mantle? |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/401956/kenya-is-winnie-odinga-positioning-herself-to-inherit-her-father-railas-political-mantle/ |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=The Africa Report |language=en}}</ref>
Odinga was nominated to the regional Legislative Assembly (EALA) by the Orange Democratic Movement a national political party in Kenya, in November 2022<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=ODM nominates Winnie Odinga, businessman Suleiman Shahbal to EALA |work=The Standard Group Media |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001460222/odm-nominates-winnie-odinga-suleiman-shahbal-to-eala}}</ref> from where she was elected by both houses of the Kenyan Parliament.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Owino |first=Winfrey |title=Winnie Odinga, Sankok among nine elected to EALA |work=The Standard Group Media |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001460919/winnie-odinga-sankok-among-nine-elected-to-eala}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Winnie Odinga is the fourth child and last-born daughter of the late Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Odinga and Ida Odinga. She is also the granddaughter of Kenya's first Vice President, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga who was a prominent politician in both Kenya and Africa's struggle for independence.<ref name=":1" />
She attended Rusinga School for her primary education and Brookhouse International School for her secondary education in Lang'ata, Nairobi County. She obtained a degree in political science from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winnie Odinga Graduates With Political Science Degree |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/showbiz/article/2000115622/winnie-odinga-graduates-with-political-science-degree |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Standard Entertainment |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Upon returning from college, Odinga worked as her father's private secretary. Her father often sent her to participate in election campaigns around the African continent.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Political gladiator Winnie Odinga's views on African politics, economy |work=News24 |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/political-gladiator-winnie-odingas-views-on-african-politics-economy-20230313}}</ref>
In 2008, Odinga founded The BrickHouse Counsel а consultancy firm based in Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simiyu |first=John Paul |title=Little Known Details of Winnie Odinga's Revolutionary Company |work=Kenyans.co.ke |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/47462-little-known-details-winnie-odingas-revolutionary-company}}</ref> The firm has worked for presidential campaigns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mito |first=Washington |title=Winnie Odinga's Company That Has Worked With 6 Presidents & Everton |work=Kenyans.co.ke News |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/82876-winnie-odingas-company-has-worked-6-presidents-everton}}</ref>
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