Ida Odinga Accepts UNEP Envoy Nomination, Calls It an Honour after Raila’s death
NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 25 - The widow of the ODM Leader Raila Odinga has welcomed her nomination as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) envoy by - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Ida Odinga has accepted her nomination as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) envoy by President William Ruto, calling it a great honour following the death of her husband, Raila Odinga.
- President Ruto's Chief of Staff announced the formal transmission of the nomination to the National Assembly for approval.
- Mama Ida is recognized as a distinguished educationist, civic leader, and advocate for social justice and gender equity.
- Her career includes teaching at Highway Secondary School and Kenya High School for over a decade, and founding the League of Kenya Women Voters in the early 1990s.
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President William Ruto is pursuing a broader political coalition with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to secure a commanding victory in the 2027 polls. The move, announced at a UDA National Governing Council meeting, aims for a victory margin of "two million plus votes." In a related move to build alliances, President Ruto nominated Mama Ida Odinga as Kenya’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This nomination is intended to bolster Kenya’s environmental diplomacy. Ida Odinga has accepted the UNEP envoy role, calling it a great honour following the death of her husband, Raila Odinga.
