Fri, 17 October 2025

  • 3:17 pm The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to spend the night at the Lee Funeral Home instead of at his Karen home as had earlier been planned, the funeral committee announces.
  • 12:31 pm Former President Uhuru Kenyatta mourns Raila as a beacon of peace, democracy and human rights in Kenya.
  • 12:00 pm Kenya Airways increases the number of flights to Kisumu over the weekend to accommodate the high demand for passengers travelling to attend Raila's burial.
  • 9:27 am Wiper leader and former Raila Odinga running mate in the 2013 and 2017 elections Kalonzo Musyoka arrives at Nyayo Stadium; he cancelled his 10-day tour of the UK yesterday and flew back this morning.
  • 9:17 am Raila Odinga's body is loaded back onto the military gun carrier as the procession sets off from the Parliament Buildings for the Nyayo National Stadium.