- Wave after wave of support continues to pour in for the late Raila Odinga’s family as they prepare to bury him
- Delegates from all over the country gathered at Raila’s house in Bondo with bulls and other livestock as a sign of solidarity with the bereaved and respect for the deceased
- Leaders from the Rift Valley arrived with 80 bulls, marking each year the life and legacy of the ODM leader
Siaya County – Kang’o Ka Jaramogi was buzzing with activity on Saturday, October 18, as final preparations were made to oust the ODM leader. Raila Odinga reaching the peak.
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The late leader will be buried at his father’s house on Sunday, October 19.
Leaders and politicians from all over the country came to Bondo to participate in the last service and pay their respects.
Hundreds of bulls were driven into the compound, while the delegates gave livestock, including 80 bulls from the Kalenjin community, as a sign of respect and remembrance.
According to the Kalenjin delegates, the 80 bulls symbolized the years that Raila lived on earth, and they prayed for God to intervene in his soul and comfort the bereaved family.
Delegates from Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Uasin Gishu, and Nandi counties arrived in large numbers on Saturday morning and were happily received by widow Mama Ida Odinga and Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, Raila’s brother.
The delegation was led by governors Wisley Rotich (Elgeyo Marakwet), Stephen Sang (Nandi), and Benjamin Cheboi (Baringo), as well as senators Samson Cherargei (Nandi) and Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu), among other leaders.
“We handed over 80 bulls to the family of the late Rt. Raila Odinga at Opoda farm in Bondo, Siaya County. The 80 bulls represent the years that Father lived in this world. In Hebrew, the number 80 also represents the divine spark of God in the soul,” said Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich.
But the festival of bulls in honor of Raila did not end with the Kalenjin delegates.
How the delegation from the Luhya community landed in Bondo
Delegates from Western Kenya stamped their presence in Opoda with equal seriousness and enthusiasm.
It looked like a friendly competition, each team lining up to release the bull, one by one, in a show of great respect and unity.
The first to arrive are delegates from the Maragoli community in Vihiga County, sent by the Prime Minister Stay Mudavadi.
They drove six cows, explaining that five bulls represented each county in Western Kenya, while one cow was given to the family by Mudavadi himself.
Next came Trans Nzoia, led by the DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwafollowed by another team from the same county under Governor George Natembeya.
Senator Godfrey Osotsi led the second Vihiga team, while Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa and Busia Governor Paul Otuoma brought their delegations.
The bulls were loaded onto trucks, then carefully lowered and led to the enclosure, each one a living symbol of respect, culture and goodbye.
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