Raila funeral: Transport, hotel industries dealing with surge in demand as Kenya Airways and PSVs report full booking
National carrier Kenya Airways has announced additional flights and aircraft upgrades on its Kisumu route to cope with an unprecedented surge in passengers travelling to the lakeside city for the final farewell for former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga. Road transport has equally witnessed a similar surge in demand with...
Arrival of Raila Odinga’s remains in Kisumu grounds the busy lakeside city as mourners stampede to view body
Members of the Luo Council of Elders, clad in traditional regalia and carrying flywhisks were also on standby to perform cultural rites of welcoming home the region’s most revered son. The stadium is awash with orange colour as thousands of mourners clad in orange outfits continue streaming in, many carrying portraits of the former prime minister and waving placards.
Heavy security mounted in Kisumu city as thousands mourners turn out to mourn Kenya’s former Odinga prime minister
Raila Odinga’s widow, Ida, had appealed during the service for Kenyans to mourn peacefully. His brother, Oburu, called on mourners not to give police any reason to use teargas or force.
Nairobi bids goodbye to Kenya’s most resilient and consequential reformist Raila Odinga who tore down country’s institutions of oppression
President William Ruto said Odinga deserved the honour for having been a legislator for 15 years, a role he used to play “a pivotal role in shaping some of the most consequential laws in our Republic’s history.”
Finally, former Kenya’s PM Raila Odinga makes ‘last journey’ to Parliament Buildings after chaos
A funeral procession is scheduled for on October 18, 2025 in Kisumu and Siaya counties, followed by a state burial on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Kan’go Ka Jaramogi family home in Bondo, Siaya County
