NAIROBI, April 29 — Kenya is holding a state funeral today for former president Mwai Kibaki, who died aged 90 last week and whose decade in power was marked by economic revival as well as scandal and violence. Kibaki was the third head of state in Kenya’s history, serving from December 2002 to...
NAIROBI, April 29 — Kenya is holding a state funeral today for former president Mwai Kibaki, who died aged 90 last week and whose decade in power was marked by economic revival as well as scandal and violence.
Benches at Nyayo National Stadium in the heart of the capital Nairobi filled up under a heavy sky on Friday morning.Alongside ambassadors, officials and members of the government, a dozen heads of state and prime ministers were expected from across the African continent, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir.
“It will be of deep sadness to your country to have lost a great statesman, but Kenya can take pride in the legacy of his leadership,” the queen said in a message of condolence to President Kenyatta yesterday. In late 2007, his disputed re-election led to violence between the Kikuyu and Kalenjin, two of the country’s largest communities. More than 1,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands were displaced.
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