Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s long-serving bodyguard and personal aide George Oduor will be buried next Saturday at his Ndori home in Bondo Constituency.
Oduor who has been Odinga’s private bodyguard for over three decades passed on at a Nairobi hospital.
“My Dearest Brother and Comrade, George Oduor Nyang’ira, will be laid to rest at his residence in Ndori, Siaya County, on Saturday 12th April, 2025. Meanwhile, there’ll be a Service on Thursday 10th April, 2025, in Nairobi, at a venue to be communicated later.
“Related – Friends, Colleagues, Relatives and Well-wishers are advised that they can make plans to show moral support and extend Prayers by signing Condolence Books, one at The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation (JOOF) Hqs on Kiambere Road, Upper Hill and the other at Chungwa House, Lavington,” a statement from Silas Jakakimba read.
In his tribute, Odinga mourned his long-serving aide and bodyguard Oduor as a dependable rock not only to him but also to the larger Jaramogi Oginga Odinga family.
Raila described Oduor, who passed on Wednesday, as someone who was always vigilant and extremely professional in discharging his duties.
The ODM leader said that he will dearly miss his bodyguard.
“George has been a part of Jaramogi’s and my family since the late 80’s. We have stood, fallen, and risen together.
“He has been a vigilant, calm, confident, and extremely professional aide dedicated to duty and dependable rock on my side all these years through tumultuous periods. I will miss George, and I am sorry to the myriad friends who miss him already,” Raila said.
Oduor died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a city hospital.
“To his wife, Carol George, entire family, colleagues, and friends, I offer Mama Ida’s and the entire Jaramogi family’s sincere condolences at this devastating loss. May the almighty rest his soul in eternal peace.”
Oduor started working with Raila’s father, Mzee Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, in the late 1980s.
He joined Raila’s team after the death of Jaramogi in 1994.
Oduor is also said to have been a police reservist and attended VIP protection training locally and internationally.
Although not much is known about Oduor’s personal life, he has been the most visible of Raila’s security detail.
