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Mourners breach VIP gate as Raila Odinga’s body arrives at JKIA
The Kenya Airports Authority personnel made repeated appeals for calm, but their efforts were drowned by the cries of mourners desperate to catch a glimpse of the casket. Tension heightened when the coffin, dra...
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Security tight at Lee Funeral Home as Raila Odinga’s body arrives from India
Armed police and military officers have cordoned off all access routes to the facility, with checkpoints mounted along Valley Road and Argwings Kodhek Road. Only selected family members, authorised government o...
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Ruto, Uhuru among leaders at JKIA to welcome Raila’s remains
Ruto, who arrived shortly after 9:08 am, is leading the country’s leadership in welcoming the remains of the opposition leader who passed away on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment in India. His Deput...
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Raila Odinga’s journey home becomes world’s most tracked flight
The aircraft, KQA203, left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 6:30 p.m., carrying a delegation sent to oversee the repatriation process. Within hours of take-off, it had drawn intense global interest...
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Friday declared National Holiday to honour Raila Odinga
In a special gazette notice issued by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, the declaration was made under Section 3 of the Public Holidays Act, giving Kenyans across the country an op...
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Kenyan Missions abroad to open condolence books for Raila Odinga
A condolence book will also be open at the State Department of Foreign Affairs in Nairobi for envoys and international representatives to sign.
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Tracking Raila Odinga’s final journey: Arrival, lying in State, burial
Following arrangements at Lee Funeral Home, Raila’s remains will be transported to Parliament to lie in state, giving Kenyans an opportunity to pay their respects.
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Raila Odinga to lie in State at Parliament ahead of Sunday burial
Raila’s body is expected to arrive in Kenya on Thursday, October 16, at around 9 am, after which it will be taken to the Lee Funeral Home.
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Scenes from India: Preparing Raila Odinga’s journey back to Kenya
Earlier on Wednesday, President Ruto announced a seven-day national mourning period, directing that the national flag be flown at half-mast across Kenya and at all Kenyan missions abroad until the interment of...