Raila Odinga to Receive State Funeral with Full Military Honours
President William Ruto announced that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will be accorded a State Funeral with full military honours.
Ruto said Odinga would be laid to rest with the highest level of national respect, befitting his contribution to Kenya’s democracy and freedom.
The President declared in his address:
“That the late Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga shall be accorded a State Funeral with military honours and the attendant state protocols being rendered and observed.”
- A seven-day period of national mourning has been declared to honour the late statesman.
- The national flag will fly at half-mast across Kenya and in all the country’s diplomatic missions abroad during this period.
Author's summary: Raila Odinga to receive state funeral.
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