The body of the late former head of state Daniel Moi has arrived in Kabarak ahead of a military burial.
The body left Wilson Airport, Nairobi at around 7.40am and headed to Kabarak airstrip for his final journey.
The body was on Wednesday morning driven in a military car from Lee Funeral Home to Wilson Airport and loaded onto a military transport helicopter.
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi accompanied the body.
Tens of people started streaming into Kabarak University compound at Moi’s Kabarak home as early as 3am where the burial service will take place, with the first 30,000 getting free snacks, a bottle of soda and a loaf of bread.
Heavy commercial vehicles have been kept off the Nairobi-Eldoret Highway.Police officers were lined up along the highway from Nairobi to Kabarak to enable easy movement of vehicles.
Police said the heavy commercial vehicles will be allowed back on the road at 7pm Wednesday.
The former president died on February 4 in Nairobi aged 95, with the family arguing that he was aged 105 instead.
View Comments
After wametoa aflatoooooooostiiiin
What was the first thing that you saw? Agwambo ama? I have never believed you are blind. Toa Korir 2022
This is shameful.....a situation I wouldn't wish to happen to
my enemies
Stupidly educated ...too opppionated to be used anywhere..why announce to the world what you're doing
Interesting piece, spot on Nyakundi and his extorting schemes.
The two have shown no interest in BBI why can't you lock them out in BBI campaigns so that they pay some goons and go with them at their own engagements
May his soul rest in peace
Raila has no friends. He is perennial looser and everyone be like him.
Never be a political enemy to anybody. Days repeat after a week!
We sugar cane farmers have a very big problem, tumesota sana when we are working hard in our farms