Nairobi News

Nasa leader Raila Odinga woke up to a flood of birthday messages on Monday as he turned 74.

His son Junior led the way with a birthday message tweet, while lamenting how comedian Jalango wakes him up every year during his dad’s birthday to ask for his number.

Have a happy birthday dad @RailaOdinga as usual this year I got woken up like every year by @JalangoMwenyewe looking for your number to wish you happy birthday ?. Next year he should save it. #shade

— Raila Junior Odinga (@Railajunior) January 7, 2019

Raila received dozens of wishes early Monday morning ranging from the State House Secretary of Digital Communication Dennis Itumbi to ODM’s communication Director Philip Etale.

Happy Birthday Rt. Hon. @RailaOdinga – at 74, you have seen it all am sure, including being a good Grandfather kwa wajukuu and the Nation too. As you hustle for a more United Kenya and reflect on your journey through the years, I pray God grants you more years, Grace and favour. pic.twitter.com/gV3O98dFwu

— Dennis Itumbi, HSC (@OleItumbi) January 6, 2019

Happy Birthday Your Excellency @RailaOdinga. May God Bless you.

— Philip Etale (@EtalePhilip) January 7, 2019

Other Kenyans wished ‘Baba’ a happy birthday.

On a day like this some years back, God looked at Kenya with sympathy, He smiled at us & decided to give us a second chance to live a better life by offering a savior to open our eyes.
Happy birth day baba. long live the enigma of Kenyan politics. Cc @RailaOdinga @TheODMparty pic.twitter.com/g9Ki2ULYhk

— Collo Is Mambobiad??➰ (@Collobrown25) January 7, 2019

Hon. Raila Odinga was born on 7 January 1945 to Mary Juma and Jaramogi Odinga. Happy birthday @RailaOdinga pic.twitter.com/dbzWVnfHOY

— turuthi (@turuthi) January 7, 2019

Happy Birth Day Baba @RailaOdinga pic.twitter.com/69QzZ9WMxk

— Dr Andrew Suleh MD (@andrewsuleh) January 7, 2019

Happy Birthday ?????Your Excellency @Railaodinga #HappyBirthdayBaba #HappyBirthdayRailaOdinga pic.twitter.com/MBzpgkSJtl

— ON?? (@O_NyangaiM) January 6, 2019