Thousands of mourners, including family members and dignitaries, gathered on Sunday to honour the memory of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose funeral took place near his farm in Bondo, close to Lake Victoria in western Kenya .

Sunday’s Anglican service and burial took place without major incident after an outpouring of national grief this week, in which at least five people were killed and hundreds injured when surging crowds eager for a glimpse of his body overwhelmed authorities.

“Now finally Baba is home,” said his son and namesake, Raila junior, as his father’s casket, draped in the Kenyan flag, stood under a marquee. Odinga senior had died on Wednesday aged 80 in India where he was receiving medical treatment.

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Odinga was widely referred to as “Baba”

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