6:23 AM – KQA203 flight carrying Kenyan delegation in India for the repatriation of the body of the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga leaves Mumbai for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.
Delegation led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Family members, government officials and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leaders accompany the remains.
The journey estimated to take six hours becomes the most tracked flight in the world per FlightRadar24, a live flight traffic tracking tool.
7:20 AM – The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers take charge at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as Kenyans wait to receive the remains of the former PM Raila Odinga from India.
7:30 AM – Mourners continue to gather at JKIA in anticipation of a procession of the body from JKIA to Lee Funeral Home.
Some say they arrived as early as 6am, add they are seeking closure over the shocking demise.
8:10 AM – Traffic on Mombasa road cleared ahead of the procession of the coffin bearing Odinga’s remains.
8:30 AM – Mourners are granted access into JKIA while security is heightened to prevent potential disruption of normal airport operations.
Meanwhile, other mourners troop to Odinga’s rural home in Opoda Farm, Bondo.
Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) remains calm.
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8:36 AM – Heavy police presence at Lee Funeral Home where the body will be taken from the airport.
8:40 AM – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) National Executive Council designates Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, Raila’s elder brother, as the interim party leader.
9:09 AM – Preparations continue at Parliament ahead of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s ‘Lying In State’ for public viewing at the premises. Military personnel carry out the final touches, mourners trickle in, roads closed, and security enhanced.
9:30 AM – KQA203 flight bearing the remains of Raila Odinga touches down at JKIA.
9:55 AM – Raila’s body retrieved from the ‘RAO001’ plane and loaded onto the military gun carriage. President William Ruto, and Raila’s wife Ida Odinga receive the body. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta among dignitaries present.
Members of the Cabinet, lawmakers, and opposition leaders including Martha Karua at JKIA ahead of the arrival.
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