[PHOTOS] Family, friends gather for Beryl Odinga’s memorial mass

Friends and family of the late Beryl Lilian Achieng Mungwari Odinga held a memorial service to honour her legacy.

The service, which was held at Consolata Shrine in Westlands from 2 pm, was attended by leaders and Kenyans.

They condoled with the family who were present at the memorial service.

Beryl will be laid to rest at Kango Ka Jaramogi in Bondo, Siaya County, on December 6, 2025.

  Family and friends gather for the Requiem Mass for the Late Beryl Odinga at Consolata Shrine on December 3, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Beryl, a daughter of Kenya’s first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Mama Mary Ajuma Oginga, died on November 25, 2025, while receiving treatment. She was 78.

Despite belonging to one of the country’s most consequential political families, she led a largely private life. 

She was the fourth-born in the Odinga family, coming after Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga, Raila, the late Ngire Omuodo Agola, and Dr Akinyi Wenwa.

Family and friends gather for the Requiem Mass for the Late Beryl Odinga at Consolata Shrine on December 3, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

A teacher and lawyer by training, Beryl broke barriers when she became the first black Town Clerk of Mutare, Zimbabwe.

She chaired the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC), where she had been appointed to the board in January 2020.

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Woman Representative Esther Passaris during the Requiem Mass for the Late Beryl Odinga at Consolata Shrine on December 3, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

DAP-K Party leader Eugene Wamalwa during the Requiem Mass for the Late Beryl Odinga at Consolata Shrine on December 3, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY