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[PHOTOS] Scenes in Kisumu as thousands turn up to view Raila’s body

Crowds had gathered as early as dawn, waving flags, twigs, carrying portraits and chanting dirges.

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by BRIAN ORUTA

News18 October 2025 - 18:23
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  • The body arrived in Kisumu shortly after 7am, under tight security, accompanied by family members and senior government officials. 
  • The viewing closed at 3pm and the body flown to his Opoda Farm in Bondo, Siaya County.
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Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga, ongoing at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County, on October 18, 2025/PCS.




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.

Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County, on October 18, 2025/PCS.



Raila will be buried on Sunday, October 19, in Bondo. He died on October 15.

Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County on October 18, 2025/PCS
Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County on October 18, 2025/PCS
Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County, on October 18, 2025/PCS
Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County, on October 18, 2025/PCS
Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County, on October 18, 2025/PCS
Kisumu residents show up for the public viewing of the late Raila Amolo Odinga at Mamboleo Stadium, Kisumu County on October 18, 2025/PCS
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