Overview

• Odinga was buried at his family home in Bondo with full military honors and traditional rites under a heavy security presence attended by thousands and regional dignitaries.
• Funeral events over several days left at least five people dead and hundreds injured, including three shot during an initial viewing in Nairobi and two killed in a stampede after the state funeral.
• Crowd-control lapses included a mass breach at Nairobi’s main airport that forced a temporary airspace closure for emergency rescreening, according to airport authorities.
• Kisumu’s public viewing drew vast crowds, with the Red Cross reporting dozens of injuries, and officials canceled a planned road procession by flying the body to Bondo to reduce risk.
• President William Ruto and former President Uhuru Kenyatta lauded Odinga’s role in Kenya’s democratic journey, as observers noted an opposition leadership vacuum and uncertainty over political alignments before 2027.