- Raila Odinga’s sister Ruth visited the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum, where her brother will be laid to rest
- The politician had shared instructions on where he would be buried, and he shocked Kenyans with his 72-hour deadline
- Raila’s sister was tearful in the heartbreaking pictures, saying she had ‘informed’ her mum of her brother’s burial
Raila Odinga’s sister Ruth painfully broke down while visiting her family’s mausoleum.
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Ruth visited the mausoleum and showcased the progress of her brother’s final resting place.
Where will Raila be buried?
The former prime minister’s brother, Oburu Oginga, had revealed that Raila would be laid to rest near their father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s mausoleum in Bondo.
Oburu also made it clear that Raila’s burial will be a private event with only a few people there. But he didn’t say who the few were.
According to the funeral program, the event will take place on Sunday, October 19.
What was Ruth’s message to her mother?
Raila wanted to be buried next to his mother, Mary Juma Odinga, who died in 1984, in his last will and testament, although his grave has been moved to a spot near his father’s mausoleum.
Because Raila was a respected Luo elder and statesman, his burial will follow a number of important Luo rituals to honour his ‘passage to the ancestral world.’
His sister revealed that she had informed their mother that her son was back in Bondo to rest. Ruth went directly to her mother’s gravesite.
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In the photos, a tearful Ruth could be seen wearing her pain on every inch of her face.
“Mama, I brought back your son! I went to Kango Ka Jaramogi family mausoleum, specifically the grave of our beloved mother, Mama Mary Odinga, to tell her that her son, Raila Amollo Odinga is back. Thank you, Bondo people, for the love you showed brought a smile to my grieving face. It is well,” she said.
Kenyans comfort Ruth Odinga
Here is what they had to say:
Melilei Jacquie Keen:
“To say, ‘mama, I brought back your son’ is not just a statement, it’s a homecoming—a healing. A reckoning, and Bondo answered with open arms, showing that even in mourning, love endures. We see you. We feel you. It is well. The journey continues. The spirit lives on.”
Herine Opana?:
“That was painful. That was me a week ago taking back my sister to my mom.It is a pain I can’t explain to someone. May God see us through.”
Sheela Alividza:
“A home without a daughter is like a river without a source go well baba, go well jakom,go well Tinga.”
Bul Akol Akech:
“May his soul rest in eternal peace, Agwambo, man of the people we love him so much but God loves him the most.”
Sylvester Muindi:
“Rest in peace Baba… Lillian Otieno I can see you have truly stood with Mhesh H.E Ruth Odinga.”
All you need to know about Raila Odinga’s death
How did Fred Machokaa mourn Raila?
In other news, Fred Machoka mourned Raila with a touching tribute on the radio.
The media personality revealed that he cried when he saw Winnie holding her father’s fedora hat, which she later gave to her mother.
Machoka broke down while explaining the moment and how touching it was.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
