The late former President Daniel Moi and former Prime
Minister Raila Odinga and George Oduor seated behind.The late George Oduor, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bodyguard, has been with the ODM leader since the 1990s.
Although not much is known about Oduor’s personal life, he has been the most visible of Raila’s security detail.
Oduor, who died at a city hospital on Wednesday evening, is said to have been more than a bodyguard to Baba as Raila is fondly referred to in the country.
"You were more than an aide to Baba. You offered to us brotherly advice and sought to mentor us,” Kileleshwa MCA Roberet Alai said upon learning of Oduor's death.
George Oduor during the funeral of Mzee Jaramogi Oginga Odinga in 1994.A close friend said Oduor grew up in Kaloleni in Nairobi’s Eastlands area.
“He was keen on fitness training and weightlifting,” the friend told the Star.
“He initially offered his services to Raila’a father, Mzee Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.”
He reportedly joined Raila’s team after the death of Jaramogi in 1994.
George Oduor and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at a past event in an undated photo.Oduor is also said to have been a police reservist and attended VIP protection training locally and internationally.
In some of the pictures doing rounds on social media, Oduor is seen in 1994 during the funeral service of Jaramogi.
In another, he is standing next to the hearse carrying the caskect of Raila’s father draped in Ford Kenya flag.
Little is known to the public about his family as Oduor, despite his job according him limelight, seldom spoke.
George Oduor with Senator Moses Kajwang at a past event
