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A State Funeral is one of the highest level of funeral recognition the State can bestow on an individual.

Motorists are urged to use the alternative during the closure period.

Raila will be buried on Sunday, October 19, 2025.

Live updates as country holds State Funeral for Raila Odinga at Nyayo National Stadium on the second day of the four-day funeral programme.

The Friday viewing will start at around noon.

A man had moved to court to stop the quick burial arguing that rushing the burial goes against Raila's legacy.

Thousands of Raila supporters overwhelmed security at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday.

The Wiper leader is expected back in the country on Friday morning ahead of Raila's State requiem mass.

The rehearsals were scheduled for Friday, ahead of the KCSE exams on October 21.

One of the most important rituals is 'Tero Buru', a ceremony performed to cleanse the homestead of the evil spirit of death.

Thousands of Kenyans had filled the stadium waiting for Raila Odinga's body.

A change in some logistics of Raila's farewell has thrown the game into disarray.

The commission has set new dates for the interviews which were scheduled for Friday, October 18, 2025.

Live updates as Raila Odinga’s body arrives in Kenya ahead of a four-day funeral programme. 

He correctly predicted that Ruto would win the 2022 General Elections.

Raila died on Wednesday, October 15, while undergoing treatment in India.

Raila's body was held up at the airport for several hours.

The body was supposed to be viewed at the Parliament Buildings from 12pm.

The move comes after Kenya recently converted its dollar-based Chinese loans into the yuan.

The body landed at JKIA at 9:30am ahead of the public viewing at the Parliament buildings.

Raila's body expectedly arrived at JKIA at 9:30am.

President Ruto and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta are at JKIA to receive the body.

Raila's final days appeared to be marked with silence, speculation, and a blame game.

This follows the death of Raila Odinga yesterday.

Continued IMF backing would allow the government to reduce its domestic borrowing, according to CBK.

Raila's body is expected at JKIA at 9:30am.

A warning had been issued earlier in October.

Those convicted risk fines of up to Ksh5 million or imprisonment for up to two years.

Raila is set to be buried on Sunday, October 19.

He will lie in State at Parliament on Friday.