On this solemn event marking the thirtieth anniversary of the passing of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenya’s Second Vice President, we mirror on the enduring legacy of a person who performed a pivotal function within the nation’s wrestle for independence.
A number of establishments stand as lasting tributes to the outstanding contributions of Jaramogi Odinga, honouring his dedication to the betterment of Kenya.
JOOUST
Based in 2009 as Bondo College Faculty and later gaining college constitution in 2013, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga College of Science and Expertise (JOOUST) stands as a outstanding establishment in Bondo, Siaya County.
Providing a various vary of programs, together with Agricultural and Meals Sciences, Organic and Bodily Sciences, Enterprise and Economics, Schooling, Engineering and Expertise, Well being Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Informatics & Progressive Programs, Arithmetic and Actuarial Science, and Spatial Planning and Pure Useful resource Administration.
The College is positioned in Bondo city, in Siaya County within the western a part of Kenya, roughly 62 kilometres by highway, west of the town of Kisumu.
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Complicated
In 2020, Kisumu County undertook an initiative to rename the Jomo Kenyatta Sports activities Grounds in Kisumu County to the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Sports activities Complicated.
The renaming ceremony marked a big second, attended by dignitaries such because the then President Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Amolo Odinga, and Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o.
This iconic leisure centre inside the Metropolis of Kisumu obtained a brand new identify to immortalize the legacy of the primary Vice President of the Republic of Kenya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
There was a dedication of Ksh100 million by the county authorities for its improve.
JOOTRH
With a historical past spanning over a century, the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Educating and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu Metropolis has performed a vital function in offering healthcare providers to greater than 10 counties within the Western Kenya Area.
Initially established in 1969 because the New Nyanza Provincial Basic Hospital, it underwent a revival and renaming in 2012 to honour its originator, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
Recognized colloquially as “Russia Hospital,” its distinctive nickname traces again to a historic assembly in 1964 when then Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga secured funding from the Soviet Union to construct this hospital.
Regardless of going through challenges, JOOTRH continues to increase its providers, at the moment boasting a mattress capability of 710, and stays an important healthcare establishment within the area.
Different establishments and roads
Different establishments named after Jaramogi Oginga Odinga embrace Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Secondary College in Bondo Constituency, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Basis and Oginga Odinga Avenue in Kisumu County.
