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October 18, 2025
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Why Raila’s Flight Received a Water Salute

Why Raila’s Flight Received a Water Salute

The salute was established many years ago in the aviation world...

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The aircraft carrying the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga received ceremonial water salutes upon landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on October 16, 2025, and again at Kisumu International Airport on October 18, 2025. This rare aviation tradition honored the late statesman's final journeys.

  • Water salutes involved two fire engines spraying arcs of water over the aircraft.
  • The Kenya Airways flight RAO01 brought his remains from India to Nairobi.
  • A military aircraft transported his body from Nairobi to his hometown of Kisumu for his final journey.

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