Former State House Comptroller Abraham Kiptanui laid to rest [In pictures]

The late Abraham Kiptanui. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The burial of former State House Comptroller Abraham Kiptanui has been laid to rest at his Kipkabus home, Uasin Gishu County.

Abraham Kiptanui's widow Mary Kiptanui (center) with other family members during the burial ceremony. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Kiptanui, a powerful figure who long served as State House comptroller during the tenure of Kenya's second President, Daniel Arap Moi, died on Sunday at Nairobi Hospital.  He retired in 1996.