NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is underway in his rural home amid heavy security, following deadly violence in the capital during the service.

Odinga, a democracy champion, will be accorded full military honors alongside traditional rites as he is buried next to his father, Jaramogi, who fought for Kenya’s independence and was the country’s first vice president.

Thousands of Kenyans and dignitaries from across Africa are attending the final interment of a man described as a “selfless pan-Africanist.”

Odinga, 80, died in India on Wednesday, and his body was received by thousands of mourners in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Thursday. Four public viewing events have been held in the past three days, attracting thousands of mourners and leavin

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