Celebrating the Life Of Fidel Catro Odhiambo Odinga.
Fidel Odinga was born in 1973.He was named
after Cuban leader and revolutionary Fidel Castro.
Fidel was the
eldest son in a family of four children Rosemary, Raila Junior and Winnie.
He attended
Consolata Primary in Westlands before proceeding to Mbeji Academy in Siaya
County for his High School education from 1989 to 1992.
He then proceeded to
India for his post-secondary education, where he stayed for one year before
transferring to Washington DC in the US. He completed his studies and continued
living and working there.
He was first
married to Veronica Wanjiru Nganga in 2007 in an elaborate wedding which was
full of pomp and colour. They later divorced in 2011.
He later married Eritrean Lwam Getachew in May 28 2012 at the
Othodox church, Nairobi. Fidel was baptised in his church in 2012.
Fidel’s only son and child was born on Wedsday , July 31
,2013.
He is known to be high tempered and he can easily shoot when provoked.
9) He only drinks Jameson and no other drink.
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He is known to be high tempered and he can easily shoot when provoked.
9) He only drinks Jameson and no other drink.
- See more at: http://africaonthespot.com/2014/05/unmasking-fidel-odinga-10-facts-about-the-bad-boy/.html#sthash.GPhQRlYi.dpuf
He was known to be high tempered and
his favourite drink was Jameson.
Fidel’s best friend , Don Bosco
Gichana, bought his father (Former premier) a Hummer to aid him during his presidential campaign
in 2007.
Fidel Odinga was a licensed firearm
certificate holder. He owned a bulletproof jacket . Detectives investigating
the mystery of his death found three rifles, a pistol, and about 2,000 bullets
at the Bel Air Country Home.
On Saturday 3th Jan, Fidel left Karen for Westlands, where he joined his friends Rober
Gichuru , Barnabas Tarema, Mabior Garang , Lucy , Tom Alila and his cousin Bill. They went to the
Sankara Hotel.
He was driven home by a Smart Fellows taxi driver in his Range
Rover Autobiography, Registration Number KCA 026V, from Sankara Hotel,
Westlands, at about 4am.
FIDEL Odinga, died in his father’s arms on January 4, 2015 in his Karen home at Bel Air
Country Homes, off Miotoni Road, Karen, only hours after coming back from a
night out in Westlands.
Fidel was soft-spoken, kind hearted and outgoing, never seeing
faults in his friends or family members.
He was a billionaire. Fidel Owned a popular five-star
hotel , located along Harambee Avenue
,in Kisumu city.He was the owner of a 350 unit estate in Kisumu which is
located at Migosi Area. The estate is approx.. worthy Kshs 2 billion.
Raila Odinga's
family has set Saturday January 10 as the burial date for their son. He will be
buried in Bondo at his parent’s rural home. Fidel’s body will be removed
Thursday for a requiem mass at Coptic Church in Nairobi on Thursday afternoon.
However,
Fidel’s life had its own share of controversy.
In 2007, he married Veronica Wanjiru Ng’ang’a.
Their marriage however collapsed later after the two divorced.
In 2001, while studying in the United States, Fidel Castro Odinga
was fined US$305 (Kshs24,000) by the District Court of Montgomery County for
possessing an illegal drug and found guilty of possessing what is referred to
as, “paraphernalia.” Fidel’s case number was 1D00109194 and his probation
officer was Malcolm Mac Dermid.
Fidel was found guilty of theft by the District Court of
Montgomery County. He was accused of stealing $300 (Kshs23,000) in criminal
court case number 4D00083780. Fidel’s probation officer is listed as Ms Deborah
Williams. The complainant police officer was S.D. Murphy and whose police
identity number was 1579.
Fidel was named by a Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture as
among the people who profited from a maize Scandal which hit the county in
early 2009.
He was a man of expensive taste and party
goer. It is said that Fidel used Gold Spoons when he went out partying.
Our heart and prayers go out to Hon. Raila Odinga and his family at this most difficult time.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.
