[PHOTOS] Final touches at Nyayo Stadium ahead of state funeral service

In Summary

• The procession is expected to leave State House at 9:00am where a mini service will be held before the Nyayo service.

• The mass, which will be lead by Arch Bishop's Philip Anyolo and Martin Kivuva will begin at around 11:00 am.

by SHARON MWENDE

29 April 2022 - 09:11

Military Police and Guards of Honor carrying the casket carriage Nyayo National Stadium for the State Funeral of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Final preparations for the State Funeral service of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki at Nyayo Stadium are underway.

The procession is expected to leave State House at 9:00 am where a mini service will be held before the main funeral service at Nyayo stadium.

Military at the Nyayo National Stadium for the State Funeral service of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Military Police, Guards of Honor, Government officials finishing with the State Funeral service preparations at Nyayo National Stadium on April 29,2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

The cortege will be received at the stadium at around 10:45 am by President Uhuru Kenyatta and members of the Guards of Honor and the Military.

Preparations at Nyayo National Stadium for the State Funeral service of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Members of the Star circulating copies of Friday's newspaper at Nyayo National Stadium on April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

The mass, which will be lead by Catholic Arch Bishop Philip Anyolo and Bishop Martin Kivuva will begin at around 11:00 am.

Mass choir at Nyayo National Stadium for the State Funeral service of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Mmembers of the public waiting frisking as they enter Nyayo National Stadium for the State Funeral of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Members of the public at Nyayo National Stadium for the State Funeral service of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Kenyans woke up early despite the cold weather to beat the 8 am deadline when all attendees were expected to be seated as they awaited the start of the State funeral.

A man selling Kibaki photo tags along Nyayo National Stadium on April 29,2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

A woman doing final cleaning before the Requiem mass of the late retired President Mwai Kibaki at Nyayo National Stadium on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Over the week, the public and leaders have been weighing in on Kibaki's legacy with majority describing the late president as a true statesman with unmatched economic mind.