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Othaya waits to bid farewell to its most famous son and leader

By Ndung’u Gachane and Brian Otieno | 4yrs ago

President Uhuru Kenyatta pays his last respects to the departed former Head of State President Mwai Kibaki at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi.

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