# Thousands of Kenyan supporters flocked to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to receive the body of former prime minister Raila Odinga today. The 80-year-old died yesterday in India after suffering cardiac arrest while on a walk. Odinga, affectionately called “Baba,” was given a water cannon salute upon arrival. Operations were temporarily halted as mourners accompanied the military vehicle carrying his body. Plans for a public viewings and a state funeral is underway, with Kenya observing tomorrow as a national holiday to honour the pro-democracy leader and pan-Africanist.
Thousands at airport to receive Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga