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Fidel Odinga laid to rest in Bondo

Fidel Odinga given a honourable send-off in Bondo
Ida Odinga and Lwam Bekele grief at the funeral service of Fidel Odinga held at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University. (Photo:Denish Ochieng/Standard)

Siaya, Kenya: Thousands of mourners thronged Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University grounds on Saturday for the burial of Fidel Castro Odinga.

Mourners chanted a local dirge: Jowi Jowi (to mean, buffalo) to demonstrate that Fidel was a hero.

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