Raila Odinga: Good Samaritan Cleans His Late Father’s Grave, Shares Sad Video

  • A young man identified as Baba Chelsea was uncomfortable when he saw how the grave of the late Raila Odinga was disturbed by mourners
  • Apart from complaining about it, he took the responsibility of cleaning the grave and preparing what was left after the traditional ritual was performed.
  • Onlookers who saw the image before and after the grave praised him, while others wished they could go help him

Bondo, Kenya: Video of a young Kenyan cleaning the grave of the deceased Raila Odinga it has touched many Kenyans, a day after riotous mourners stormed the grave and took flowers.

Raial Odinga, whose grave appeared to be disturbed (left), Father Chelsea decorating it (right). Photo: Raila Odinga, Father Chelsea.
Source: Facebook

Raila’s death on September 15 hurt Kenyans from all walks of life, and they have been trying to come to terms with it in various ways.

Raila died of a heart attack in India, where he had gone to seek treatment. While there, his condition worsened, and doctors failed to revive him.

The beloved politician was buried 72 hours later, and it was very difficult for many people to quickly release him.

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Residents of Bondo they participated in an ancient ritual known as Tero Buru, where they took cows home, danced, sang, and chased away any demons known to cause death.

How did Father Chelsea change Raila’s grave?

In a video shared on TikTok by Baba Chelseais seen working to clean the area after people destroyed everything, and others were seen carrying expensive flowers that were used to decorate the grave.

In the video, Father Chelsea is seen slowly sweeping the grave and arranging it. There were flowers that were carelessly thrown aside, he brought them back.

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Raila Odinga, whose grave was destroyed. Photo: Raila Odinga.
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By the time he finished tidying and cleaning, the place looked clean and had a perfect look of neatness, as if the wreaths were a shadow of their former state.

As was the case with Father Chelsea, social media users were taken aback by the strange act and flocked to the video’s comments section to share their feelings.

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How have Kenyans responded to the Baba Chelsea video?

prettymary544: “Not even the soldiers were there to prevent people from entering 😳😳😳 and death ii and God helped us with it.”

rhodarhodarhoda: “I want to go there and clean this grave, why are people polluting💔.”

Zaituni: “There were many flowers, where did the rest go?”

princess Mercy Myra🇰🇪🇺🇲: “Those who are ready to visit on December 30, please gather here.”

Ali Salim: “Why did they lock him up completely 😢 😭 😿 😢 he was going to be buried when we go, we take him upstairs and greet him 🥺 🥺 🥺 🥺 🥺 why are you locking up my father 😢 😭.”

Elsie Baibe: “I can say father rests in peace coz he suffered a lot for this world…he will be remembered by others till 20 90.”

Cento 1 demillys Demillys: “One day at a time I must visit my father’s grave before I die.”

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In another story, Jakawuor, a man who loved the deceased Raila Odinga, visited his grave after his burial, and was so depressed that his statue was his only one.

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According to Jakawuor, who made the night visit, it was difficult to understand how the deceased savior was feeling, being alone, and still having company when he was alive.

The young man stood on top of the politician’s grave, which was seen to be empty after the traditional service.

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