Raila Odinga's body arrives in Kenya for State funeral services
The remains of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, have arrived in Nairobi from India. The aircraft transporting his body landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at approximately 9:30 a.m.
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00:01The remains of Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, have arrived in Nairobi from India.
00:07The aircraft transporting his body landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at approximately 9.30 a.m.
00:14Raila Odinga, who passed away on October 15, 2025, in India, is set to receive a state funeral.
00:21His final resting place will be at his home in Bondone Sunday.
00:24Family members and officials convened in India late Wednesday to pay their final tributes to Raila Odinga, who succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 80.
00:35Raila Odinga, a towering figure in Kenyan politics, served as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013
00:42and played a pivotal role in championing multi-party democracy in his country in the 90s after multiple spells in detention without trial.
00:51Mr. Odinga, who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times, was a leader both inside and outside government,
00:59alternately holding ministerial posts and acting as an opposition figurehead for decades.
01:05President William Ruto announced a seven-day mourning period during which national flags would be flown at half-staff,
01:12describing Odinga's passing as an immense and immeasurable loss and confirming that he would receive a state funeral.
01:21President William Ruto announced a two-day increase in periodic distress today in justifiedŃŃĐČ,
01:25and service of undercut Alamos.
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