Founding Vice President did not shy away from airing his opinion at whatever cost since his move to the opposition wing in 1966.
This was after he fell out with then President Jomo Kenyatta whom he had deputized from 1963, after the nation acquired self rule.
His remarks would cost him dearly in 1981 after he was barred for contesting the Bondo parliamentary seat which he was openly going to win, reports the Standard Digital Entertainment.
This was after he was accused of referring to the late Kenyatta as a 'land grabber' in one of his political rants, a remark that angered the new President Daniel Moi.
In retaliation, Moi who considered Kenyatta his mentor used his powers during the total rule era to have the chief opposition figure banned from vying in the by election.
The biggest loser was Hezekiah Ougo Ochieng' who stepped down from the seat after his election in 1971 to let the aging Oginga recapture former his seat which he had lost.
With Ougo not in the race and the popular Oginga banned, William Odongo Omamo, smoothly moved back to parliament.
The latter was a former parliamentarian for the region though he was not that popular among the people as compared to the two.
Oginga would however recapture the seat in 1992, two years before his death.
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