Gov’t declares Friday a Public Holiday to mourn Raila

Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has announced through a gazette notice that Friday, October 17, will be in honour of the late Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Kenya’s political heavyweight, Raila Amolo Odinga, breathed his last on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, while recuperating in India, aged 80.

His demise has shaken the nation as mourners flocked to different parts of the nation amid fears for Kenya’s future political landscape.

The National Funeral Committee on the State Funeral of the late Mr. Odinga has confirmed that he will be buried on Sunday, October 19, in line with his family’s wishes.

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