Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga has wowed many with his touching message to his wife Ida Odinga, who turned 72 on Wednesday, August 24.
To honor his wife during her special day, Raila shared a tweet to remind Ida of how much he appreciates her on her special day.
Through the intimate message, Raila thanked Ida for sticking by their family, even in the face of adversity.
“On each of your birthdays like today, I reflect on how you are by far the best thing that ever happened to me. Your strength, resilience, wisdom, and prayers have brought our family this far. Happy Birthday my dear Ida Betty,” expressed Raila.
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Ida and Raila met while she was a student at the University of Nairobi.
Raila was an employee of the university’s Engineering department at the time.
The couple exchanged their vows on 1 September 1973 and sired four children together: Winnie Odinga, Rosemary Odinga, Raila Odinga Jr, and the late Fidel Odinga.
However, when her husband was imprisoned as a political prisoner in 1982, Ida Odinga raised her children primarily on her own.
Raila revealed that his wife endured great suffering and humiliation during his nine-year prison sentence on her 70th birthday in 2020.
“All this time, it was Ida who was taking care of Fidel, Rosemary, Winnie, and Junior. For all that time she was a single mother,
“The kids and their mother did not know where to go. This lady you see here (Ida) has gone through a lot for my sake,” said Raila as reported by a local media house.
