Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, was laid to rest with a 17-gun salute and a Kenya Air Force fly-past during a state burial at Kang’o Ka Jaramogi in Bondo, Siaya County on Saturday, October 19. He died on October 15 in Kochi, India, at the age of 80, receiving full military honors for his pivotal role in Kenya’s political evolution.

• Odinga was accorded 17 rounds, a distinct honor for a national leader, while a 21-gun salute is for a sitting president and 19 rounds for former presidents.
• President William Ruto led the State Funeral, joined by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and other top dignitaries including Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopia’s President Taye Atske Selassie.
• President Ruto declared seven days of national mourning, describing Odinga as “a foremost statesman and one of Africa’s greatest sons.”