Kenya's long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga was buried in a state funeral in the west of the country on Sunday after days of commemorations attended by tens of thousands.

Odinga died aged 80 on Wednesday in India, sparking an outpouring of grief for a politician who spent years fighting for democracy during the autocratic rule of Daniel arap Moi -- a fight that landed him in jail and forced him into exile.

Thousands of people crowded into the city of Bondo for the funeral, having travelled from all around the country. Military officers saluted as Odinga's coffin was lowered into the ground and trumpets played the Last Post.

Days of memorials have already caused five deaths in Nairobi -- three died on Thursday when police opened fire during an event in a stadium. At least two more w

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