𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐨, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬

By KNA

President Dr. William Ruto and former president have joined thousands of Kenyans from all walks of life on Sunday morning trooped into the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology in Bondo for the final funeral service of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

The former premier who died on Wednesday aged 80 years from cardiac arrest while receiving treatment in India, will be buried later in the day at his Opoda Farm home in Bondo in a private burial ceremony which will see about 500 attend according to CS Kipchumba Murkomen.

The crowds drawn from all over the country, most of whom were dressed in orange and black began streaming in from Friday have remained focused on the main course which is to give Baba a deserving send off.

“We are here to show Baba Raila final respect. For the last three days we have been awake as most of us could not even eat when we received the news of his demise,” said mourners.

Security has been tightened across Bondo, particularly at the university and at the family's graveyard Kang’o Kajaramogi, where Raila will be laid to rest in a private ceremony.