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Heavy security after deadly violence in Kenya, as thousands mourn former Prime Minister Raila Odinga
- On Friday, Raila Odinga, former prime minister, received a state funeral in Nairobi while tens of thousands in Kisumu packed the streets as his coffin arrived by helicopter.
- Odinga died on Wednesday from a suspected heart attack in India, triggering nationwide grief and leaving a political legacy credited with restoring multi-party democracy and the 2010 constitution.
- AFP journalists saw a large breach of security as mourners surged, with Maureen Owesi saying `We have not accepted that he is really gone. It is still a bad dream.`
- Clashes and crowd surges at memorial events resulted in multiple deaths and injuries: security forces opened fire in a Nairobi stadium, killing at least three, while a stampede at the state funeral venue killed at least two.
- After lying in state in Kisumu on Saturday, the body will go to Bondo, Siaya county for a private burial, as Odinga's deals with rivals last year cost him support among young voters.
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Died Wednesday, October 15 in India at the age of 80, Kenyan opponent Raila Odinga will be buried this Sunday, October 19 in his fief in western Kenya. As on Thursday and Friday in Nairobi, tens of thousands of people once again paid tribute to him on the eve of his burial, this time at the Jomo-Kenyatta stadium in Kisumu.
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