
Raila's body arrives in Bondo
The Military aircraft carrying his body touched down at 4.16 pm
Crowds had gathered as early as dawn, waving flags, twigs, carrying portraits and chanting dirges.
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Thousands of mourners on Saturday thronged Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Mamboleo, Kisumu, to view the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The body arrived in Kisumu shortly after 7 am, under tight security, accompanied by family members and senior government officials.
Crowds had gathered as early as dawn, waving flags, twigs, carrying portraits and chanting dirges.
The viewing closed at 3 pm, and the body was flown to his Opoda Farm in Bondo, Siaya County.
Raila will be buried on Sunday, October 19, in Bondo. He died on October 15.
The Military aircraft carrying his body touched down at 4.16 pm