Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum
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| Established | January 20, 1995 |
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| Location | Bondo, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 0°06′43″S 34°13′47″E / 0.112025°S 34.229642°E |
The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum is a mausoleum and museum that exhibits artifacts related to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and other political figures in Kenya's independence process. The museum also displays artifacts related to the Luo culture.
History
[edit]The mausoleum was opened in 1995 by Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria.[1] In early 2012, Joachim Ndalo presented a painting of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the mausoleum.[2] In 2018, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the mausoleum.[3] In 2019, the state-owned National Museums of Kenya Corporation began a series of rehabilitations for the mausoleum at a cost of KSh. 8 million.[4]
Collections
[edit]The mausoleum features photographs of Odinga's political career, and the mausoleum contains Odinga's personal items such as walking sticks.[5] The mausoleum contains cultural artifacts such as weapons, spears, shields and bows of the Luo people. Some of these artifacts were used by Jaramogi when he was a Ker, a community leader of the Luo communities.[6] Part of the lion sculptures in the mausoleum were sculpted by Oshoto Ondula.[7] The museum contains photographs of African leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah and Haile Sellasie. The mausoleum also contains portraits of Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Pio Gama Pinto and Dedan Kimathi, as well as photographs of all the presidents and prime ministers of Kenya since 1963. The museum also displays a Kanu shield with the words "Nyayo".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Odhiambo, Harold. "Inside Jaramogi's mausoleum: A deep journey into Kenya's history". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Sculptor who paints and dines with heads of state". The East African. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Omolo, Kevin; Oywa, John (2018-12-15). "Why Uhuru's Bondo visit is special". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Joe, Ojwang (2019-08-15). "Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Museum set for Sh8mn facelift". Capital News. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Gorham, M. Victoria (2020). "Displaying the Nation: Museums and Nation-Building in Tanzania and Kenya". African Studies Review. 63 (3): 487–517. doi:10.1017/asr.2020.54. ISSN 0002-0206. S2CID 225096767.
- ^ Oduor, Barack (2015-11-17). "Learn about Kenya's history at Jaramogi's mausoleum in Siaya". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Mwangi, Denis (2019-03-10). "Sonko's Lions' Sculptor Made Queen Elizabeth's Gift From Moi". Kenyans. Retrieved 2022-03-01.