So Odinga calls Obama his cousin, and Obama is NOT REALLY his cousin. Right?
Their relationship is unclear. The BBC initially reported that Obama and Odinga were first cousins.(Odinga Says Obama is His Cousin 1/8/2008) The Obama campaign has since denied a familial relationship. Raila Odingas father Oginga Odinga was leader of the Kenya Peoples Union and perceived as a committed socialist (Oginga Odinga: Kenyas Most Persecuted Politician Kenya: Key Issues 8/21.2002). Odinga Sr. was also the political ally of fellow Luo; Barack Obama Sr.(The Risks of Knowledge (Ohio University Press, 2004) p. 182)