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Bondo welcomes its beloved son

Siaya Senetor Oburu Odinga addresses mourners at late former prime minister Raila Odinga Opoda farm home in Bondo.[Michael Mute, Standard].

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday returns to his birthplace and childhood home, a region where time seems to have stood still since news of his passing in India on Wednesday.

In Kisumu and Bondo, many are still coming to terms with the death of a man they revered as no other. Businesses stayed shut yesterday as residents gathered to watch Raila’s state funeral live on screens mounted at viewing spots.

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