Kenya's revered opposition leader Raila Odinga being laid to rest

"Final ceremony follows days of memorial events that left five people dead and hundreds injured during stampedes. Kenyans are saying a final farewell to esteemed opposition leader Raila Odinga, days after several people were killed when mourners gathered to pay their respects in the capital Nairobi. Odinga, a pro-democracy champion who also served as prime minister from 2008 to 2013, is being buried Sunday at his family's homestead in western Kenya's Bondo."

"He is to be afforded full military honours alongside traditional rites at the private burial, which follows a funeral mass earlier in the day at a nearby university, according to Kenya's The Star newspaper. Thousands of Kenyans and dignitaries from across Africa attended the final interment of a man described as a selfless pan-Africanist. Among those in attendance were Kenya's President William Ruto, who gave remarks describing Odinga as a unifier, Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo."

"Odinga, 80, died from a suspected heart attack at a health clinic in southern India on Wednesday. His body was received by thousands of mourners in Nairobi on Thursday. Four public viewing events have been held in the past three days, attracting thousands of mourners and leaving five people dead and hundreds injured during stampedes. Al Jazeera's Soi reported that there was also a bit of a fracas leading up to Sunday's burial as people tried to surge towards the site,"

Raila Odinga, an 80-year-old pro-democracy leader and former prime minister (2008–2013), died from a suspected heart attack at a health clinic in southern India. Thousands of mourners received his body in Nairobi, and four public viewings over three days drew huge crowds. Stampedes at the memorial events left five people dead and hundreds injured. Odinga was buried privately at his family's homestead in Bondo with full military honours and traditional rites after a funeral mass at a nearby university. Dignitaries including President William Ruto, former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo attended the final interment.

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