William Ruto Remembers The Difficult Time Winnie Odinga Asked Why Envoys Were Being Sent To Mumbai

• Raila Odinga was buried in Kang’o Ka Jaramogi, near the graves of his father and mother, which touched mourners emotionally
• President William Ruto, who attended the funeral, paid his respects to his friend and responded to critics who claimed that he was the most affected by Raila’s death.
• In his speech, he recounted the difficult conversation he had with Raila’s daughter, Winnie Odinga, who was with him in India at the time of his death.

President William Ruto he remembered how he comforted Winnie the day Raila died.

Raila died in India on October 15 while receiving treatment, after collapsing during his morning walk.

What did Ruto and Winnie Odinga talk about?

On the same day, Ruto sent a special message to India to collect Raila’s body and bring it home.

In his memoirs, he said:

“In the evening after planning how to bring his body, Winnie called me. She told me, ‘Why doesn’t the plane that is coming to pick up Dad come to where he is? You are making me worry about putting him on the plane and I am tired. Even this matter is serious for me,’” he said.

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Ruto said he tried to explain to Winnie that the plane was also carrying people who were heading to Mumbai.

“She couldn’t understand anything. So I called Ruth and told her to help Winnie, tell her to calm down, we are preparing things,” he added.

Later, Ruto received a message from Raila’s son, Raila Junior, informing him about his father’s will.

According to Junior, Raila wanted to be buried within 72 hours of his death, and the family lawyer was the one bringing the will.

Opinions of Kenyans online:

@Lynetty Lynett said:

“He did all those things so quickly, imagine one man playing a family and national role all by himself.”

@Irene Nabwire said:

“President, good job, God bless you.”

@Margy Kerubo said:

“Thank you very much Mr. President for giving our president an elegant funeral, congratulations.”

@Faini Mwangale said:

“Thank you President for standing with Winnie Odinga.”

@Emily Caleb’s mom said:

“It wasn’t easy especially in such a short period of time.”

What you need to know about Raila’s funeral

• The funeral of the former Prime Minister was attended by his close friend, the former President of NigeriaOlusegun Obasanjo.
• His daughter Winnie arrived at the funeral carrying her father’s hat and struggled to hold back tears as she wept for him.
• Raila’s sister, Ruth Odingaalso introduced her Ghanaian husband and explained how they met through Raila.

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Does Ruth have children?

Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported about Ruth Odinga after she publicly introduced her adult sons.

He revealed that his first child was named after the West African leader, Sankara, while the second was named Nyabola in memory of his late brother.

The two boys had the chance to address the mourners, leaving them moved and moved by their speeches.

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